Albertville weather in August

In August, Albertville sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Albertville's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albertville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:40 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
50%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Albertville reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
42010
52010
62010
72010
82010
92010
10209
11209
12209
13209
14209
15209
16209
17209
18209
19209
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
25198
26198
27198
28188
29188
30188
31188

How August really feels in Albertville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Albertville weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -9°14412.612.38.90.0
Feb / -8°12011.311.410.10.0
Mar / -4°1251310.911.60.4
Apr / -1°11614.58.813.31.6
May14° / 16018.84.414.73.1
Jun18° / 14316.80.715.44.8
Jul20° / 131150.415.15.7
Aug19° / 11513.50.313.95.9
Sep16° / 10812.91.512.34.5
Oct11° / 11012.54.410.72.7
Nov / -4°13513.510.59.30.3
Dec / -8°15913.212.48.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36139
46139
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
125941
135941
145941
155941
166040
176040
186040
196040
206040
216040
225941
235941
245941
255941
265842
275842
285842
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Albertville gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1460
2460
3460
4461
5451
6451
7451
8451
9441
10441
11441
12431
13431
14431
15421
16421
17421
18421
19421
20421
21421
22421
23421
24421
25421
26422
27422
28432
29432
30432
31432

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18614
28614
38614
48713
58713
68713
78713
88812
98812
108911
119010
12919
13928
14937
15946
16946
17955
18964
19964
20973
21973
22973
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:227:59
214.65:237:58
314.55:247:57
414.55:257:55
514.55:267:54
614.45:287:53
714.45:297:51
814.35:307:50
914.35:317:48
1014.25:337:47
1114.25:347:45
1214.15:357:44
1314.15:367:42
1414.05:387:40
1514.05:397:39
1614.05:407:37
1713.95:417:35
1813.95:437:34
1913.85:447:32
2013.85:457:30
2113.75:467:28
2213.75:487:27
2313.65:497:25
2413.55:507:23
2513.55:517:21
2613.45:537:19
2713.45:547:18
2813.35:557:16
2913.35:567:14
3013.25:587:12
3113.25:597:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Albertville?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Albertville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Albertville in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Albertville sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Albertville in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albertville peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Albertville?

Albertville sits at 45.7°N, 6.4°E, 346 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Seynod, 33 km away.

Topography around Albertville

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Albertville.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albertville has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 844 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,376 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,605 m.

The land around Albertville is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
844 m
16 km
2,376 m
80 km
4,605 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Seynod 33 km · Annecy 33 km · Annecy-le-Vieux 33 km · Cran-Gevrier 34 km · Sallanches 35 km · Aix-les-Bains 37 km · Chambéry 38 km · Cluses 45 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Albertville (45.6745°, 6.3906°, elevation 346 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).