Argentan weather in August

In August, Argentan sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 55 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Argentan's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Argentan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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 Argentan 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
72313
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How August really feels in Argentan

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.

Argentan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.418.50.8
Feb / 5110.71.39.81.2
Mar11° / 54110.711.62.6
Apr14° / 5911.50.113.43.8
May17° / 6611.40155.1
Jun20° / 11°629.7015.96.2
Jul23° / 13°539.4015.56.8
Aug22° / 13°559014.26.8
Sep19° / 11°519.2012.46.1
Oct15° / 6511.4010.54.3
Nov10° / 6312.10.292.2
Dec / 72131.18.11.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123862
133763
143763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Argentan gets around 55 mm of rain over 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
930
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2129
2229
2328
2428
2527
2627
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13942172
24042172
34041172
44041172
54141162
64140162
74240162
84240162
94340162
104339152
114439152
124439152
134539152
144539151
154639141
164638141
174738141
184737141
194837141
204936141
215135131
225234131
235234131
245433121
255532121
265731111
275731111
285930101
295930101
30603091
31603091

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 8:34 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:388:34
214.95:398:33
314.85:418:31
414.85:428:30
514.75:438:28
614.75:458:27
714.75:468:25
814.65:478:24
914.55:498:22
1014.55:508:20
1114.45:528:18
1214.45:538:17
1314.35:558:15
1414.35:568:13
1514.25:578:11
1614.25:598:10
1714.16:008:08
1814.16:028:06
1914.06:038:04
2014.06:058:02
2113.96:068:00
2213.86:077:58
2313.86:097:56
2413.76:107:54
2513.76:127:52
2613.66:137:50
2713.66:157:48
2813.56:167:46
2913.46:187:44
3013.46:197:42
3113.36:217:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.64 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
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104.8Bright
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154.7Bright
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184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Argentan?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Argentan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Argentan in August

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

In August, Argentan sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Argentan 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 Argentan peaks around June 19 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Argentan?

Argentan sits at 48.7°N, 0.0°W, 167 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Alençon, 35 km away.

Topography around Argentan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Argentan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m.

The land around Argentan is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (35%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
320 m
80 km
460 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Alençon 35 km · Flers 41 km · Lisieux 48 km · Caen 55 km · Hérouville-Saint-Clair 56 km · Mayenne 66 km · Deauville 68 km · Bayeux 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 Argentan (48.7444°, -0.0202°, elevation 167 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).