Alès weather in August

In August, Alès sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 56 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alès's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alès's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:52 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Alès reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
33017
43017
53017
63017
73017
83017
93017
103017
113017
123017
133017
143017
152917
162917
172916
182916
192916
202916
212916
222916
232916
242916
252816
262816
272816
282815
292815
302815
312715

How August really feels in Alès

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.

Alès 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
Jan10° / 909.11.29.12.4
Feb12° / 576.60.610.23.3
Mar15° / 7270.211.65.2
Apr18° / 999.5013.26.0
May22° / 11°828.9014.56.9
Jun27° / 14°496.7015.27.2
Jul30° / 17°354.70156.1
Aug29° / 16°566.2013.86.3
Sep24° / 13°1287.4012.37.4
Oct19° / 10°17411.7010.85.9
Nov14° / 15510.70.19.44.0
Dec11° / 969.10.48.82.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37822
47723
57723
67723
77525
87525
97525
107426
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
167426
177327
187327
197327
207327
217228
227228
237228
247327
257327
267228
277228
287228
297228
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alès gets around 56 mm of rain over 6.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
220
320
420
520
620
720
820
920
1020
1120
1219
1319
1419
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2719
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
134302880
235292880
335292880
436282790
536282690
637282690
738282590
838282490
938282490
1038292391
1138292291
1238302291
1339302291
1439312191
1539312181
1638322180
1738322280
1838322280
1938322270
2038332270
2138332270
2238332270
2338332270
2439322260
2540322260
2642312160
2744302150
2845292150
2947282050
3048281940
3150271940

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 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 5:35 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:358:04
214.45:368:03
314.45:378:02
414.45:398:00
514.35:407:59
614.35:417:58
714.25:427:56
814.25:437:55
914.25:447:54
1014.15:457:52
1114.15:477:51
1214.05:487:49
1314.05:497:48
1413.95:507:46
1513.95:517:45
1613.85:527:43
1713.85:547:42
1813.85:557:40
1913.75:567:38
2013.75:577:37
2113.65:587:35
2213.65:597:33
2313.56:017:32
2413.56:027:30
2513.46:037:28
2613.46:047:26
2713.36:057:25
2813.36:077:23
2913.26:087:21
3013.26:097:19
3113.16:107:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Alès

In seasonPeak

None of Alès's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Alès's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Alès?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Alès for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alès in August

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

In August, Alès sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alès 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 Alès peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alès?

Alès sits at 44.1°N, 4.1°E, 135 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nîmes, 39 km away.

Topography around Alès

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alès has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,702 m.

The land around Alès is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
818 m
80 km
1,702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nîmes 39 km · Bagnols-sur-Cèze 43 km · Lunel 50 km · Castelnau-le-Lez 56 km · Mauguio 57 km · Orange 58 km · Montpellier 59 km · Avignon 61 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 Alès (44.1249°, 4.0808°, elevation 135 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).