Bruay-la-Buissière weather in August

In August, Bruay-la-Buissière sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bruay-la-Buissière's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bruay-la-Buissière's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:44 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
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 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bruay-la-Buissière reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°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
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42314
52314
62314
72214
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112214
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292013
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312013

How August really feels in Bruay-la-Buissière

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.

Bruay-la-Buissière weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6011.81.18.30.6
Feb / 5110.31.29.70.9
Mar10° / 51110.811.52.3
Apr13° / 5111.20.113.53.7
May17° / 6411.8015.25.0
Jun19° / 12°6110.6016.15.9
Jul22° / 14°6010.7015.86.4
Aug22° / 14°7011.1014.36.4
Sep19° / 11°529.9012.45.8
Oct15° / 6411.2010.44.1
Nov10° / 6412.40.38.72.0
Dec / 7212.81.17.90.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54258
64159
74060
84060
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
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313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bruay-la-Buissière gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
435
535
635
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2036
2136
2236
2335
2435
2534
2634
2733
2833
2932
3032
3131

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13348181
23348181
33348182
43347172
53447172
63447172
73447172
83447162
93447162
103447162
113447162
123547162
133547162
143547162
153646152
163646152
173746152
183746152
193846142
203945142
214045142
224144132
234343132
244442131
254641121
264839121
274938111
285137111
295236111
305435101
315534101

Wind in August

Winds average 13 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:228:30
215.15:238:28
315.05:258:27
415.05:268:25
514.95:288:24
614.95:298:22
714.85:318:20
814.85:328:18
914.75:348:17
1014.75:358:15
1114.65:378:13
1214.65:388:11
1314.55:408:09
1414.45:418:07
1514.45:438:05
1614.35:448:04
1714.35:468:02
1814.25:478:00
1914.15:497:58
2014.15:507:55
2114.05:527:53
2214.05:547:51
2313.95:557:49
2413.85:577:47
2513.85:587:45
2613.76:007:43
2713.76:017:41
2813.66:037:39
2913.56:057:36
3013.56:067:34
3113.46:087:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bruay-la-Buissière?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bruay-la-Buissière for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bruay-la-Buissière in August

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

In August, Bruay-la-Buissière sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bruay-la-Buissière in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Bruay-la-Buissière 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 Bruay-la-Buissière peaks around July 24 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bruay-la-Buissière?

Bruay-la-Buissière sits at 50.5°N, 2.5°E, 60 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Béthune, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Bruay-la-Buissière

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bruay-la-Buissière has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m.

The land around Bruay-la-Buissière is covered by trees (43%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
338 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Béthune 8.0 km · Liévin 18 km · Lens 20 km · Avion 21 km · Hazebrouck 27 km · Arras 27 km · Carvin 29 km · Hénin-Beaumont 30 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 Bruay-la-Buissière (50.4833°, 2.55°, elevation 60 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).