Chamalières weather in August

In August, Chamalières sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 88 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 13.9 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 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Chamalières's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chamalières's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:53 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.2 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 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Chamalières reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22413
32413
42413
52413
62413
72413
82413
92413
102413
112413
122413
132413
142413
152413
162413
172412
182412
192412
202412
212312
222312
232312
242312
252312
262312
272312
282211
292211
302211
312211

How August really feels in Chamalières

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.

Chamalières 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 / -0°6212.558.90.3
Feb / -1°5111.24.910.10.8
Mar11° / 5511.62.611.62.6
Apr14° / 8313.81.513.33.6
May18° / 9914.80.314.75.0
Jun21° / 11°8412.5015.56.1
Jul24° / 13°8811.6015.26.8
Aug24° / 12°8811.5013.96.9
Sep20° / 8310.3012.36.1
Oct15° / 7611.40.310.74.4
Nov10° / 76132.29.31.9
Dec / 6212.33.98.50.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45149
55149
65149
75248
85248
95347
105347
115446
125545
135545
145545
155644
165644
175644
185644
195545
205545
215545
225446
235347
245347
255248
265248
275050
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chamalières gets around 88 mm of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1138
1238
1338
1437
1537
1636
1736
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
2334
2433
2533
2633
2732
2831
2931
3031
3130

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1474013
2473913
3483813
4483814
5493714
6503713
7513613
8513613
9513613
10523612
11523612
12523612
13513712
14523711
15523711
16523711
17523711
18523711
19523711
20533710
21533710
22543610
23543610
24553510
25563410
2659329
2760319
2862308
2964288
3066277
3167267

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 8 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
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:35 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:358:13
214.65:368:12
314.65:378:10
414.55:388:09
514.55:398:08
614.45:418:06
714.45:428:05
814.35:438:03
914.35:448:02
1014.25:468:00
1114.25:477:59
1214.15:487:57
1314.15:497:55
1414.15:517:54
1514.05:527:52
1614.05:537:51
1713.95:547:49
1813.95:567:47
1913.85:577:45
2013.85:587:44
2113.75:597:42
2213.76:017:40
2313.66:027:38
2413.66:037:37
2513.56:047:35
2613.56:067:33
2713.46:077:31
2813.36:087:29
2913.36:107:27
3013.26:117:25
3113.26:127:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chamalières?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chamalières for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chamalières in August

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

In August, Chamalières sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chamalières 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 Chamalières peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chamalières?

Chamalières sits at 45.8°N, 3.1°E, 421 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Clermont-Ferrand, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Chamalières

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chamalières has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,664 m.

The land around Chamalières is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (46%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (25%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
494 m
16 km
1,156 m
80 km
1,664 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Clermont-Ferrand 2.0 km · Cournon-d'Auvergne 11 km · Riom 14 km · Issoire 29 km · Vichy 48 km · Montluçon 72 km · Montbrison 80 km · Roanne 83 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 Chamalières (45.7736°, 3.067°, elevation 421 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).