Angoulême weather in August

In August, Angoulême sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 57 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Angoulême's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Angoulême's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:05 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.2 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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Angoulême reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°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)
12715
22715
32715
42715
52715
62715
72715
82615
92615
102615
112615
122615
132615
142615
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202615
212615
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242615
252615
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282514
292514
302514
312514

How August really feels in Angoulême

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.

Angoulême weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8012.20.78.91.6
Feb10° / 619.90.610.12.2
Mar14° / 65110.111.63.9
Apr17° / 7511.8013.34.9
May20° / 10°7512.1014.75.9
Jun24° / 13°649.8015.46.8
Jul26° / 15°488.3015.17.0
Aug26° / 15°577.9013.97.1
Sep23° / 12°588.7012.36.9
Oct18° / 10°7711.6010.75.5
Nov13° / 8412.709.33.1
Dec / 8612.40.28.61.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135545
145644
155644
165644
175644
185644
195644
205545
215545
225545
235545
245446
255446
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Angoulême gets around 57 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
727
827
927
1027
1126
1226
1326
1425
1525
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2723
2823
2923
3023
3123

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 38% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12444275
22444265
32543265
42643266
52642256
62742256
72841256
82841256
92940256
102939256
113039256
123038256
133038256
143138256
153138256
163138256
173137256
183237255
193237265
203237265
213336265
223436265
233536255
243635254
253735244
263934234
274034223
284234213
294334203
304534192
314633182

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
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2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:47 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:478:24
214.65:488:23
314.55:498:22
414.55:508:20
514.55:518:19
614.45:538:17
714.45:548:16
814.35:558:15
914.35:568:13
1014.25:588:12
1114.25:598:10
1214.16:008:08
1314.16:018:07
1414.06:038:05
1514.06:048:04
1613.96:058:02
1713.96:068:00
1813.96:087:59
1913.86:097:57
2013.86:107:55
2113.76:117:53
2213.76:137:52
2313.66:147:50
2413.56:157:48
2513.56:167:46
2613.46:187:44
2713.46:197:42
2813.36:207:41
2913.36:217:39
3013.26:237:37
3113.26:247:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Angoulême?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Angoulême in August

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

In August, Angoulême sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Angoulême 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 Angoulême peaks around July 20 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 20UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Angoulême?

Angoulême sits at 45.6°N, 0.2°E, 105 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cognac, 38 km away.

Topography around Angoulême

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Angoulême has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m.

The land around Angoulême is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (36%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
568 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Cognac 38 km · Saintes 62 km · Périgueux 68 km · Limoges 87 km · Libourne 87 km · Niort 89 km · Royan 92 km · Bergerac 92 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 Angoulême (45.65°, 0.1535°, elevation 105 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).