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Province · 12 Aug 2026

Tarragona

10 cities evaluated. Data based on the real-horizon model with the Copernicus GLO-30 DEM.

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In Tarragona province, totality will cross 10 cities, 10 of them at sunset.

Historical weather data points to amposta, cambrils and tortosa as the clearest spots: climatology (median p25-p75 cloud cover at sunset in August, Open-Meteo ERA5) places amposta around 10% cloud cover.

The clearest western horizon belongs to tarragona, where the topographic horizon sits at just 1.3° altitude at the evaluated contact — a critical figure for catching C4 with the Sun very low in August 2026.

Top 10 cities by visibility

CityVerdictScore
tarragonaTotality at sunset67
reusTotality at sunset63
el vendrellTotality at sunset52
tortosaTotality at sunset65
cambrilsTotality at sunset62
salouTotality at sunset68
vallsTotality at sunset53
calafellTotality at sunset55
ampostaTotality at sunset69
vila secaTotality at sunset66

Top 10 viewpoints by score

Best observation spots

Cities and viewpoints combined, ranked by eclipse score (sky + horizon).

Recommendation

In Tarragona, totality was visible from 10 spots, very close to the western horizon. The Sun set shortly after, so the partial end (C4) was never seen.

Where to stay in Tarragona

For the August 2 eclipse. Recommended stay: July 31 – August 4, 2027.

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