Brive-la-Gaillarde weather in August

In August, Brive-la-Gaillarde sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 68 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Brive-la-Gaillarde's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brive-la-Gaillarde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:01 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
50%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.9 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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Brive-la-Gaillarde 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 20°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12715
22715
32715
42715
52715
62615
72615
82615
92615
102615
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122615
132615
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202615
212615
222615
232614
242514
252514
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272514
282514
292514
302514
312414

How August really feels in Brive-la-Gaillarde

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.

Brive-la-Gaillarde 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9013.11.291.3
Feb10° / 7210.11.110.12.0
Mar13° / 7811.70.411.63.7
Apr16° / 9612.3013.24.8
May20° / 10°9312.7014.65.8
Jun23° / 13°7410.4015.46.7
Jul26° / 15°568.6015.17.0
Aug26° / 15°689.5013.97.0
Sep22° / 12°779.2012.36.8
Oct17° / 9412.1010.75.2
Nov12° / 10313.30.29.32.8
Dec / 10013.10.78.61.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45545
55545
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
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315743

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brive-la-Gaillarde gets around 68 mm of rain over 9.5 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.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
529
629
729
829
929
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2231
2330
2430
2530
2629
2729
2828
2928
3027
3127

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 38% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12642284
22642284
32742284
42741274
52841264
62841264
72941255
82941255
92941255
102941255
112941255
122940255
133040255
143040255
153040255
163039265
173039265
183039265
193138265
203138274
213237274
223336274
233436264
243635264
253734253
263933253
274132243
284332232
294531222
304731202
314930192

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:438:17
214.55:448:16
314.55:458:15
414.55:468:13
514.45:478:12
614.45:488:11
714.35:508:09
814.35:518:08
914.25:528:06
1014.25:538:05
1114.15:548:03
1214.15:568:02
1314.15:578:00
1414.05:587:59
1514.05:597:57
1613.96:017:55
1713.96:027:54
1813.86:037:52
1913.86:047:50
2013.76:057:49
2113.76:077:47
2213.66:087:45
2313.66:097:43
2413.56:107:42
2513.56:127:40
2613.46:137:38
2713.46:147:36
2813.36:157:34
2913.36:177:33
3013.26:187:31
3113.26:197:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brive-la-Gaillarde?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brive-la-Gaillarde in August

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

In August, Brive-la-Gaillarde sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Brive-la-Gaillarde 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 Brive-la-Gaillarde peaks around July 17 at about 8 (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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Brive-la-Gaillarde sits at 45.2°N, 1.5°E, 119 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Tulle, 22 km away.

Topography around Brive-la-Gaillarde

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Brive-la-Gaillarde.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brive-la-Gaillarde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,243 m.

The land around Brive-la-Gaillarde is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
1,243 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Tulle 22 km · Périgueux 64 km · Aurillac 76 km · Limoges 78 km · Cahors 79 km · Bergerac 89 km · Villeneuve-sur-Lot 106 km · Guéret 116 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 Brive-la-Gaillarde (45.1589°, 1.5333°, elevation 119 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).