Bastia weather in August

In August, Bastia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Bastia's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bastia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
23%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.7 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bastia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)
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Bastia 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10°578.59.23.3
Feb12° / 10°51710.33.3
Mar13° / 11°557.311.63.9
Apr15° / 13°497.713.14.8
May18° / 16°375.614.46.6
Jun22° / 20°243.315.18.2
Jul24° / 23°91.514.89.2
Aug25° / 23°112.313.78.8
Sep22° / 21°466.312.37.7
Oct19° / 18°809.110.86.5
Nov16° / 14°9911.39.64.8
Dec13° / 11°7510.28.93.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2928
3928
4928
5919
69010
79010
89010
98911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bastia gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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208
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2610
2710
2811
2911
3012
3113

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1021342403
2021342403
3031441393
4031441393
5031441393
6031441383
7041441383
8041540373
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23171835381
24271935371
25282034361
26382134340
27392233320
284102333300
294102434280
304112634250
315122734220

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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2611calm
2712calm
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2912calm
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 5:17 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:177:39
214.35:197:38
314.35:207:37
414.25:217:35
514.25:227:34
614.25:237:33
714.15:247:32
814.15:257:30
914.15:267:29
1014.05:277:28
1114.05:287:26
1213.95:297:25
1313.95:307:23
1413.85:317:22
1513.85:337:20
1613.85:347:19
1713.75:357:17
1813.75:367:16
1913.65:377:14
2013.65:387:13
2113.55:397:11
2213.55:407:09
2313.45:417:08
2413.45:427:06
2513.35:447:05
2613.35:457:03
2713.35:467:01
2813.25:476:59
2913.25:486:58
3013.15:496:56
3113.15:506:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
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46.8Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bastia

In seasonPeak

None of Bastia's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bastia's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bastia?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bastia in August

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

In August, Bastia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Bastia in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 24 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Bastia 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 Bastia peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 12UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bastia?

Bastia sits at 42.7°N, 9.5°E, 1 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Piombino, 91 km away.

Topography around Bastia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bastia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,620 m.

The land around Bastia is covered by water (47%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
629 m
16 km
1,311 m
80 km
2,620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Piombino 91 km · Ajaccio 105 km · Cecina 110 km · Follonica 110 km · Rosignano Solvay-Castiglioncello 111 km · Livorno 118 km · Grosseto 136 km · Pisa 136 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 Bastia (42.7022°, 9.4512°, elevation 1 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).