Cenon weather in August

In August, Cenon sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 57 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. 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 Cenon's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cenon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Cenon is human settlement in France.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cenon reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°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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22816
32816
42816
52816
62816
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Cenon weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 7110.892.3
Feb12° / 509.210.13.0
Mar15° / 5310.111.64.7
Apr18° / 6911.913.25.5
May21° / 11°7511.514.66.2
Jun25° / 14°649.515.36.9
Jul27° / 16°487.9156.9
Aug27° / 16°578.113.96.9
Sep24° / 13°588.612.37.1
Oct20° / 10°6710.610.76.1
Nov14° / 7911.69.43.9
Dec11° / 7411.48.72.6

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106040
116040
126040
136139
146139
156139
166139
176040
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205941
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245842
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315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cenon gets around 57 mm of rain over 8.1 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1125
1225
1325
1425
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2924
3024
3124

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1153934110
2164033110
3164032110
4174031110
5174031120
6184030120
7184029121
8194029121
9193929121
10203929121
11203929121
12213829121
13213829121
14213829121
15213829111
16213830110
17213730110
18213731110
19213731110
20213732100
21223632100
22233632100
23243531100
2425353190
2526343090
2628342990
2730332980
2831332880
2933332780
3035322670
3136322570

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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169calm
179calm
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219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
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 5:52 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:528:25
214.55:538:23
314.55:548:22
414.45:558:21
514.45:568:20
614.35:578:18
714.35:598:17
814.36:008:15
914.26:018:14
1014.26:028:12
1114.16:038:11
1214.16:058:09
1314.06:068:08
1414.06:078:06
1513.96:088:05
1613.96:098:03
1713.86:118:01
1813.86:128:00
1913.86:137:58
2013.76:147:56
2113.76:157:55
2213.66:177:53
2313.66:187:51
2413.56:197:49
2513.56:207:48
2613.46:227:46
2713.46:237:44
2813.36:247:42
2913.36:257:40
3013.26:267:39
3113.26:287:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
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215.3Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cenon?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cenon in August

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

In August, Cenon sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cenon in August

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 66 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 9 to Sep 15 — about 2.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Cenon 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 Cenon peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cenon?

Cenon sits at 44.9°N, 0.5°W, 4 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lormont, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Cenon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cenon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Cenon is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lormont 3.0 km · Floirac 3.0 km · Bordeaux 4.0 km · Le Bouscat 5.0 km · Bègles 6.0 km · Talence 7.0 km · Mérignac 9.0 km · Villenave-d'Ornon 9.0 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 Cenon (44.8561°, -0.5335°, elevation 4 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).