Cluses weather in August

In August, Cluses sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 142 mm of precipitation across 15.5 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cluses's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cluses's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Precipitation
142 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:38 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cluses reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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)
12111
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72110
82110
92110
102110
112110
122010
132010
142010
152010
162010
172010
182010
192010
20209
21209
22209
23209
24209
25209
26199
27199
28199
29198
30198
31198

How August really feels in Cluses

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.

Cluses weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°13812.711.88.90.0
Feb / -7°11711.110.7100.0
Mar / -3°12513.39.811.60.7
Apr10° / 12414.87.413.32.1
May15° / 17919.32.914.73.5
Jun18° / 16717.70.315.54.8
Jul20° / 10°15816.90.215.25.6
Aug20° / 10°14215.50.1145.7
Sep16° / 12013.5112.34.7
Oct12° / 11712.83.310.73.0
Nov / -3°13513.49.19.20.5
Dec / -7°15413.511.88.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45743
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
175644
185743
195644
205644
215545
225545
235545
245446
255446
265446
275446
285446
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cluses gets around 142 mm of rain and snow over 15.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
553
652
752
852
952
1052
1152
1251
1351
1451
1551
1650
1750
1849
1949
2049
2148
2248
2348
2447
2547
2646
2746
2846
2945
3045
3145

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169301
269301
369301
470291
570291
671281
772271
872271
974260
1076240
1177230
1278220
1380200
1481190
1582180
1683170
1784160
1885150
1986140
2087130
2187130
2288120
2388120
2489110
2589110
2690100
2790100
2890100
299190
309280
319280

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:208:00
214.65:217:58
314.65:227:57
414.55:237:56
514.55:257:54
614.45:267:53
714.45:277:51
814.45:287:50
914.35:307:48
1014.35:317:47
1114.25:327:45
1214.25:337:44
1314.15:357:42
1414.15:367:40
1514.05:377:39
1614.05:387:37
1713.95:407:35
1813.95:417:34
1913.85:427:32
2013.85:447:30
2113.75:457:28
2213.75:467:27
2313.65:477:25
2413.65:497:23
2513.55:507:21
2613.55:517:19
2713.45:537:17
2813.45:547:16
2913.35:557:14
3013.35:567:12
3113.25:587:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cluses?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cluses for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cluses in August

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

In August, Cluses sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Cluses 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 Cluses peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cluses?

Cluses sits at 46.1°N, 6.6°E, 484 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sallanches, 14 km away.

Topography around Cluses

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cluses has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m around an average of 699 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,222 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,509 m.

The land around Cluses is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,001 m
16 km
2,222 m
80 km
4,509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Sallanches 14 km · Chamonix 27 km · Annemasse 30 km · Thonon-les-Bains 35 km · Carouge 36 km · Monthey 36 km · Geneva 37 km · Annecy-le-Vieux 37 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 Cluses (46.0625°, 6.575°, elevation 484 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).