Angoulême weather in July

In July, Angoulême sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Angoulême's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Angoulême's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 8:40 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical July 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52515
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102515
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122615
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How July really feels in Angoulême

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
44852
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
105050
115149
125248
135248
145248
155446
165446
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275446
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315347

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Angoulême gets around 48 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
828
927
1027
1126
1226
1326
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2927
3027
3127

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13938203
23839203
33840203
43741202
53741192
63642192
73643192
83643192
93544192
103544192
113444193
123445193
133345193
143245203
153145213
163145213
172945224
182845234
192745244
202645244
212546254
222546254
232446264
242446264
252446264
262346274
272346274
282345274
292345274
302345275
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
110calm
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510calm
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1110calm
1210calm
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1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:198:47
215.55:198:47
315.45:208:46
415.45:208:46
515.45:218:46
615.45:228:46
715.45:228:45
815.45:238:45
915.35:248:44
1015.35:258:44
1115.35:258:43
1215.35:268:43
1315.35:278:42
1415.25:288:42
1515.25:298:41
1615.25:308:40
1715.15:318:40
1815.15:328:39
1915.15:338:38
2015.15:348:37
2115.05:358:36
2215.05:368:35
2315.05:378:34
2414.95:388:33
2514.95:398:32
2614.95:408:31
2714.85:418:30
2814.85:428:29
2914.75:438:28
3014.75:448:27
3114.75:468:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.98 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 — July's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Angoulême?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Angoulême in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — 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
July 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).