Arles weather in August

In August, Arles sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 34 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Arles's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 22.3 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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Arles reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Arles

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 6 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
6
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arles weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 587.10.69.13.2
Feb13° / 405.10.310.24.0
Mar17° / 425.90.111.66.1
Apr20° / 658.7013.26.6
May24° / 13°587.3014.57.3
Jun29° / 17°334.7015.26.6
Jul32° / 20°213.7014.95.1
Aug31° / 19°344.1013.85.3
Sep26° / 16°906.5012.37.3
Oct21° / 12°918.5010.86.8
Nov15° / 939.50.19.54.8
Dec12° / 527.60.28.83.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38317
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arles gets around 34 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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214
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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1302629141
2302629141
3312529141
4322429151
5322329151
6332328151
7342228151
8342228151
9342228151
10352228151
11352227151
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14352327151
15352327141
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20332627131
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24352727111
25362626111
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3144242380

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
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:348:01
214.45:358:00
314.45:367:58
414.35:377:57
514.35:397:56
614.25:407:55
714.25:417:53
814.25:427:52
914.15:437:50
1014.15:447:49
1114.05:457:48
1214.05:467:46
1314.05:487:45
1413.95:497:43
1513.95:507:42
1613.85:517:40
1713.85:527:39
1813.75:537:37
1913.75:557:35
2013.65:567:34
2113.65:577:32
2213.55:587:30
2313.55:597:29
2413.46:007:27
2513.46:017:25
2613.36:037:23
2713.36:047:22
2813.36:057:20
2913.26:067:18
3013.26:077:16
3113.16:087:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Arles?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Arles for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arles in August

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

In August, Arles sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Arles in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 26 to Sep 23 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Arles 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 Arles peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arles?

Arles sits at 43.7°N, 4.6°E, 24 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nîmes, 28 km away.

Topography around Arles

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,877 m.

The land around Arles is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (27%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
1,877 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nîmes 28 km · Miramas 32 km · Avignon 33 km · Istres 34 km · Le Pontet 37 km · Fos-sur-Mer 37 km · Cavaillon 37 km · Salon-de-Provence 38 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 Arles (43.6768°, 4.6303°, elevation 24 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).