Beauvais weather in August

In August, Beauvais sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Beauvais's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beauvais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:49 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Beauvais reaches about 23°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 28°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)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52414
62414
72414
82414
92314
102314
112314
122314
132314
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172314
182313
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202313
212213
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232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Beauvais

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.

Beauvais weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5711.118.40.6
Feb / 5010.51.69.81.0
Mar11° / 5210.50.611.52.5
Apr14° / 5511.10.213.43.9
May17° / 6311.7015.15.2
Jun20° / 12°5810.60166.1
Jul23° / 14°5410.3015.66.7
Aug23° / 13°6310.3014.26.7
Sep19° / 11°448.7012.46.2
Oct15° / 6310.9010.54.3
Nov10° / 6211.80.38.92.0
Dec / 7312.71.380.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94357
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164060
174060
183862
193961
203862
213862
223763
233763
243664
253565
263565
273565
283565
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Beauvais gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
233
333
433
533
633
734
834
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1934
2034
2134
2233
2333
2432
2532
2631
2731
2830
2930
3029
3129

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14141171
24141171
34141161
44241162
54241162
64340152
74340152
84340152
94340152
104340142
114440142
124440142
134440142
144440142
154440141
164540141
174540141
184639141
194639141
204738141
214837141
224936141
235135131
245234131
255333131
265532121
275532121
285731111
295830111
305930101
31612991

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 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 5:27 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:278:28
215.05:298:27
314.95:308:25
414.95:318:24
514.85:338:22
614.85:348:20
714.75:368:19
814.75:378:17
914.65:398:15
1014.65:408:14
1114.55:418:12
1214.55:438:10
1314.45:448:08
1414.35:468:06
1514.35:478:05
1614.25:498:03
1714.25:508:01
1814.15:527:59
1914.15:537:57
2014.05:557:55
2113.95:567:53
2213.95:587:51
2313.85:597:49
2413.86:017:47
2513.76:027:45
2613.76:047:43
2713.66:057:41
2813.56:077:39
2913.56:087:37
3013.46:107:34
3113.46:117:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Beauvais?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Beauvais for sightseeing.

What to pack for Beauvais in August

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

In August, Beauvais sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Beauvais 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 Beauvais peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Beauvais?

Beauvais sits at 49.4°N, 2.1°E, 71 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nogent-sur-Oise, 33 km away.

Topography around Beauvais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beauvais has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Beauvais is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (29%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Nogent-sur-Oise 33 km · Creil 35 km · Osny 40 km · Pontoise 43 km · Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 43 km · Cergy-Pontoise 44 km · Cergy 44 km · Senlis 44 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 Beauvais (49.4333°, 2.0833°, elevation 71 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).