The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Ribadeo (Lugo)
Lugo
Within the path of totalityRibadeo topped Lugo in the one column the public usually looks at, with 109 seconds of totality and the provincial record, and came bottom in the column that decides whether there is anything to see: 6.3 % clear sky in the 1996-2025 series, with mean cloud cover of 66.8 %. Only four Lugo municipalities in the band had a lower average.
It also had the tightest skyline of the six Lugo entries in this archive, 6.5 degrees of clearance under a Sun at 11, a little over half what Barreiros enjoyed ten kilometres away, which points to a considerably more closed terrain profile towards the west-north-west. All told that adds up to 71.5 points, fourth in the province. The shadow covered it from 20:26:52 to 20:28:41 and the partial phase lasted until 21:21:10 over the mouth of the Eo. A low historical average does not mean the day was cloudy: no weather record for 12 August 2026 is available here.
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:30:46 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:26:52 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:27:47 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:28:41 |
| Eclipse ends (C4) | 21:21:10 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 49s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 11° |
| Sun azimuth | 280° |
Score for this municipality: 72/100
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)
- 6.3%
- Average cloud cover
- 66.8%
- Average high temperature
- 22.7°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.6°C
- Years with rain
- 55.2%
- Altitude
- 203 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
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