Angers weather in August

In August, Angers sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Angers's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Angers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Angers is commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,940/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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Angers reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°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)
12615
22615
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42615
52615
62615
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How August really feels in Angers

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.

Angers weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.20.68.71.4
Feb10° / 509.40.69.92.0
Mar13° / 4910.10.111.63.5
Apr16° / 5410.5013.34.7
May19° / 10°6210.8014.95.9
Jun23° / 13°448.5015.76.8
Jul25° / 15°407.3015.47.3
Aug25° / 14°467.1014.17.3
Sep22° / 12°507.4012.46.9
Oct17° / 6810.7010.65.2
Nov12° / 6211.409.12.9
Dec / 7011.40.38.31.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34159
44258
54357
64357
74555
84555
94555
104555
114654
124555
134654
144654
154753
164753
174852
184753
194654
204753
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224753
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244753
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264753
274753
284654
294654
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Angers gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
422
522
622
722
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1324
1424
1523
1623
1723
1823
1924
2024
2124
2224
2323
2423
2523
2622
2722
2822
2921
3021
3121

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13241243
23241243
33340243
43340243
53439243
63539233
73538234
83638234
93637234
103737234
113737234
123736224
133836224
143836224
153936214
163936214
173936214
184036204
194036204
204135204
214235194
224335193
234434183
244534173
254733173
264833163
274933153
285132143
295232133
305332132
315432122

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:448:32
214.85:458:31
314.75:478:30
414.75:488:28
514.65:498:27
614.65:518:25
714.55:528:24
814.55:538:22
914.45:548:21
1014.45:568:19
1114.35:578:17
1214.35:588:16
1314.26:008:14
1414.26:018:12
1514.16:038:10
1614.16:048:09
1714.06:058:07
1814.06:078:05
1913.96:088:03
2013.96:098:01
2113.86:118:00
2213.86:127:58
2313.76:137:56
2413.76:157:54
2513.66:167:52
2613.56:187:50
2713.56:197:48
2813.46:207:46
2913.46:227:44
3013.36:237:42
3113.36:247:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Angers?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Angers for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Angers in August

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

In August, Angers sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Angers 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 Angers peaks around August 10 at about 7 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Angers?

Angers sits at 47.5°N, 0.6°W, 42 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saumur, 43 km away.

Topography around Angers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Angers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.

The land around Angers is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), cropland (30%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (30%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
367 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Saumur 43 km · La Flèche 44 km · Cholet 52 km · Laval 69 km · Bressuire 70 km · Carquefou 73 km · Les Herbiers 75 km · Vertou 77 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 Angers (47.4716°, -0.552°, elevation 42 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).