Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Salou (Tarragona)
Tarragona
Within the path of totality20:29:26
Totality begins (C2)
20:30:00
Eclipse maximum
1m 7s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:33 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:26 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:00 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:33 |
| Sunset | 20:58:23 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 7s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 4° |
| Sun azimuth | 286° |
In Salou the Sun sets at 20:58:23, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 69/100
score = 100·(0.40·duration_norm + 0.30·horizon + 0.30·weather). Duration normalized over 110s (maximum in Spain); horizon margin over 2° (solar radius + safety margin).
Historical climate (1996-2025)
- Clear days (30-year average)
- 44.1%
- Average cloud cover
- 36.7%
- Average high temperature
- 29.5°C
- Average low temperature
- 21.9°C
- Years with rain
- 32.2%
- Altitude
- 14 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Vila-seca20:29:56 · 1m 4s
- La Canonja20:29:55 · 1m 2s
- Vinyols i els Arcs20:29:58 · 1m 7s
- Reus20:29:53 · 1m 1s
- Cambrils20:30:01 · 1m 9s
- Riudoms20:29:55 · 1m 4s