The Serranía month by month
August in the Serranía de Cuenca: festivals, Perseids and storms
August keeps the heat of July, with about 30 °C maximum and 16 °C minimum, and a little more rain: about 23 mm. It is the month of the village festivals: the Assumption, on the 15th, is the patron of Santa María del Val, and San Roque in Reíllo; and of the Perseids, which peak around the 12th and 13th.
- Assumption
- San Roque
- Perseids
- Festivals
- Mean max.
- 31 °C
- Mean min.
- 16 °C
- Rain
- 23 mm
- Frost days
- 0
Summer festivals
The Virgen de la Asunción is the patron of Santa María del Val, with her festival around 15 August; Reíllo celebrates San Roque in August with religious events and popular activities. In Huélamo, every August, cultural days pay tribute to Julián Romero, a soldier born there in 1518 and maestre de campo of the Tercios in Flanders, according to the municipal website.
Starry nights
The Perseids, peaking around 12 and 13 August, coincide with warm nights. In villages without street lighting, the sky of the Serranía can be seen as in almost no other place.
The sky in august
The Perseids peak around 12 and 13 August. Find a place without lights and give your eyes a while to adjust.
Read on: Frontier, charters and castles.
Going to see it: Festivals fill the villages: book well ahead and respect the residents' rest.
- Heritage: hermitages, bridges and abandoned villages
- Ethnography: trades, mills and tainas
- Today's conditions
Frequently asked questions
When are the Perseids?
Their peak falls around 12 and 13 August.
What festivals are there in August?
The Virgen de la Asunción around the 15th in Santa María del Val and San Roque in Reíllo, among others in small villages.