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France in August
Around 26 °C with 56 mm of rain and 7.5 hours of sun a day.
August is one of the strongest months to visit France. Around 26 °C with 56 mm of rain and 7.5 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
France · typical month
- Day / night15 – 26 °CYear range 2 – 26 °C
- Rainfall56 mmYear range 56 – 96 mm
- Sunshine7.5 hr / dayYear range 2.7 – 8.0 hr / day
Things to do in France in August
Everything below is open in August.
- OpenAiguille du Midi cable car, Chamonix
Sources: chamonix.net, seechamonix.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
France, taken apart
- Ain28°C now · 6–28 °C yr
- Aisne25°C now · 6–25 °C yr
- Allier27°C now · 7–27 °C yr
- Alpes-Maritimes24°C now · 7–24 °C yr
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence26°C now · 6–26 °C yr
- Ardennes24°C now · 5–24 °C yr
- Ardèche28°C now · 7–28 °C yr
- Ariège24°C now · 7–24 °C yr
- Aube26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Aude28°C now · 10–28 °C yr
- Aveyron26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Bas-Rhin26°C now · 5–26 °C yr
- Bouches-du-Rhône30°C now · 12–31 °C yr
- Calvados23°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Cantal24°C now · 5–24 °C yr
- Charente27°C now · 9–27 °C yr
- Charente-Maritime27°C now · 10–27 °C yr
- Cher27°C now · 7–27 °C yr
- Corrèze26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Corse-du-Sud28°C now · 11–28 °C yr
- Creuse25°C now · 7–25 °C yr
- Côte-d’Or26°C now · 6–26 °C yr
- Côtes-d'Armor22°C now · 9–22 °C yr
- Deux-Sèvres27°C now · 9–27 °C yr
- Dordogne28°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Doubs25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Drôme28°C now · 7–28 °C yr
- Essonne26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Eure24°C now · 7–24 °C yr
- Eure-et-Loir25°C now · 7–25 °C yr
- Finistère20°C now · 9–20 °C yr
- French Guiana32°C now · 29–34 °C yr
- Gard31°C now · 10–31 °C yr
- Gers29°C now · 10–29 °C yr
- Gironde28°C now · 10–28 °C yr
- Guadeloupe28°C now · 26–28 °C yr
- Haut-Rhin26°C now · 5–26 °C yr
- Haute-Corse28°C now · 11–28 °C yr
- Haute-Garonne28°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Haute-Loire25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Haute-Marne25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Haute-Savoie23°C now · 3–23 °C yr
- Haute-Saône26°C now · 6–26 °C yr
- Haute-Vienne26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Hautes-Alpes22°C now · 1–22 °C yr
- Hautes-Pyrénées24°C now · 7–24 °C yr
- Hauts-de-Seine25°C now · 7–25 °C yr
- Hérault29°C now · 10–29 °C yr
- Ille-et-Vilaine24°C now · 9–24 °C yr
- Indre27°C now · 8–27 °C yr
- Indre-et-Loire27°C now · 8–27 °C yr
- Isère25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Jura26°C now · 5–26 °C yr
- Landes29°C now · 11–29 °C yr
- Loir-et-Cher27°C now · 8–27 °C yr
- Loire27°C now · 6–27 °C yr
- Loire-Atlantique25°C now · 9–25 °C yr
- Loiret26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Lot28°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Lot-et-Garonne30°C now · 10–30 °C yr
- Lozère25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Maine-et-Loire26°C now · 9–26 °C yr
- Manche21°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Marne26°C now · 6–26 °C yr
- Martinique29°C now · 26–29 °C yr
- Mayenne24°C now · 8–24 °C yr
- Mayotte25°C now · 25–28 °C yr
- Meurthe-et-Moselle25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Meuse25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Morbihan23°C now · 9–23 °C yr
- Moselle25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Nièvre26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Nord23°C now · 6–23 °C yr
- Oise24°C now · 7–24 °C yr
- Orne23°C now · 7–24 °C yr
- Paris26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Pas-de-Calais23°C now · 7–23 °C yr
- Puy-de-Dôme25°C now · 6–25 °C yr
- Pyrenees-Atlantics26°C now · 10–26 °C yr
- Pyrénées-Orientales26°C now · 9–26 °C yr
- Rhône28°C now · 7–28 °C yr
- Réunion20°C now · 20–26 °C yr
- Sarthe25°C now · 8–25 °C yr
- Savoie21°C now · -0–21 °C yr
- Saône-et-Loire28°C now · 7–28 °C yr
- Seine-Maritime22°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Seine-Saint-Denis25°C now · 7–25 °C yr
- Seine-et-Marne26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Somme23°C now · 7–23 °C yr
- Tarn28°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Tarn-et-Garonne30°C now · 10–30 °C yr
- Territoire de Belfort25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Val-d'Oise25°C now · 7–25 °C yr
- Val-de-Marne26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Var29°C now · 11–30 °C yr
- Vaucluse30°C now · 10–31 °C yr
- Vendée25°C now · 9–25 °C yr
- Vienne27°C now · 8–27 °C yr
- Vosges25°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Yonne26°C now · 7–26 °C yr
- Yvelines25°C now · 7–25 °C yr
What the governments say about France
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A decade of weather, in one page
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3 | 1.6 | -3.6 | 12.4 |
| February | 9.9 | 2.6 | -2.4 | 15.5 |
| March | 12.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 17.9 |
| April | 15.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 22.0 |
| May | 18.9 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 25.4 |
| June | 23.6 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 30.8 |
| July | 25.7 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 31.5 |
| August | 25.8 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 32.1 |
| September | 21.9 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 28.6 |
| October | 17.3 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 22.8 |
| November | 11.2 | 4.8 | -0.1 | 16.3 |
| December | 8.4 | 2.9 | -2.0 | 13.1 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 92 |
| February | 69 |
| March | 84 |
| April | 72 |
| May | 93 |
| June | 87 |
| July | 56 |
| August | 56 |
| September | 71 |
| October | 96 |
| November | 95 |
| December | 96 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 2.9 |
| February | 4.3 |
| March | 5.7 |
| April | 7.2 |
| May | 7.2 |
| June | 7.6 |
| July | 8.0 |
| August | 7.5 |
| September | 6.2 |
| October | 4.7 |
| November | 3.4 |
| December | 2.7 |
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| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.8 | 7.1 | 21.3 |
| February | 12.9 | 7.1 | 20.9 |
| March | 12.7 | 7.4 | 19.9 |
| April | 11.3 | 7.1 | 17.2 |
| May | 10.9 | 6.8 | 16.1 |
| June | 9.8 | 6.7 | 14.1 |
| July | 10.1 | 6.7 | 14.3 |
| August | 9.6 | 6.5 | 13.8 |
| September | 10.0 | 6.3 | 16.3 |
| October | 11.5 | 6.5 | 18.0 |
| November | 12.1 | 6.9 | 19.1 |
| December | 12.5 | 6.8 | 21.2 |
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