Amiens weather in August

In August, Amiens sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Amiens's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amiens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:47 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Amiens is commune in Somme, France.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,893/km²
people per km²

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Amiens reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122314
132314
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192213
202213
212213
222213
232213
242213
252113
262113
272113
282113
292113
302112
312112

How August really feels in Amiens

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.

Amiens weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6011.518.40.6
Feb / 5210.71.29.70.9
Mar11° / 5411.10.711.52.4
Apr14° / 5511.30.213.53.8
May17° / 6712.3015.15.0
Jun20° / 11°6110.50166.0
Jul22° / 14°6110.9015.76.5
Aug22° / 13°6611.3014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°479.3012.46.0
Oct15° / 6611.3010.54.2
Nov10° / 6311.90.38.82.0
Dec / 7612.81.180.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44357
54456
64456
74357
84357
94357
104258
114258
124258
134159
144159
154060
164060
174060
183862
193862
203763
213862
223664
233664
243664
253565
263664
273664
283565
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Amiens gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
436
536
636
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2435
2535
2634
2734
2833
2932
3032
3131

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13647171
23646171
33646161
43646161
53746162
63746162
73745152
83845152
93845152
103845152
113845152
123845152
133945152
143945152
153944152
164044152
174044152
184144142
194143141
204242141
214342141
224441141
234640131
244838131
254937131
265136121
275235121
285434111
295434111
305633101
315732101

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:258:29
215.05:268:27
315.05:288:26
414.95:298:24
514.95:308:23
614.85:328:21
714.85:338:19
814.75:358:18
914.75:368:16
1014.65:388:14
1114.65:398:12
1214.55:418:11
1314.45:428:09
1414.45:448:07
1514.35:458:05
1614.35:478:03
1714.25:488:01
1814.25:507:59
1914.15:517:57
2014.05:537:55
2114.05:547:53
2213.95:567:51
2313.95:577:49
2413.85:597:47
2513.76:007:45
2613.76:027:43
2713.66:037:41
2813.66:057:39
2913.56:077:36
3013.46:087:34
3113.46:107:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Amiens?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Amiens for sightseeing.

What to pack for Amiens in August

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

In August, Amiens sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amiens 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 Amiens peaks around August 10 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Amiens?

Amiens sits at 49.9°N, 2.3°E, 28 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Abbeville, 40 km away.

Topography around Amiens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amiens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m.

The land around Amiens is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
267 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Abbeville 40 km · Beauvais 54 km · Arras 56 km · Noyon 61 km · Compiègne 66 km · Liévin 67 km · Bruay-la-Buissière 67 km · Avion 68 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 Amiens (49.9°, 2.3°, elevation 28 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).