Compiègne weather in August

In August, Compiègne sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:46 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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 Compiègne reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52414
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
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202314
212314
222314
232313
242313
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272213
282213
292213
302213
312213

How August really feels in Compiègne

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.

Compiègne weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5511.418.40.6
Feb / 4910.31.49.81.1
Mar11° / 5111.10.611.52.7
Apr15° / 5111.10.113.44.2
May18° / 6411.2015.15.5
Jun21° / 12°5710.70166.2
Jul24° / 14°539.5015.66.9
Aug24° / 14°6310.3014.26.8
Sep20° / 11°458.4012.46.4
Oct15° / 5810.5010.54.5
Nov10° / 5911.50.38.92.1
Dec / 7112.81.380.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44357
54357
64357
74258
84258
94159
104258
114258
124258
134258
144159
154159
164060
174060
184060
193961
203961
213862
223862
233763
243763
253763
263664
273664
283664
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Compiègne gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.3 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
432
532
633
733
833
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2432
2532
2631
2731
2830
2930
3029
3129

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13841192
23941192
33940182
43940183
54040173
64040173
74140173
84140163
94140163
104140163
114140163
124141163
134241152
144241162
154240162
164240162
174340162
184339162
194439161
204538161
214637161
224736161
234835161
245034151
255133151
265232151
275431141
285630131
295630131
305829121
315829121

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1911calm
2011calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:248:25
215.05:268:24
314.95:278:22
414.95:288:21
514.85:308:19
614.85:318:17
714.75:338:16
814.75:348:14
914.65:368:12
1014.65:378:11
1114.55:388:09
1214.55:408:07
1314.45:418:05
1414.35:438:03
1514.35:448:02
1614.25:468:00
1714.25:477:58
1814.15:497:56
1914.15:507:54
2014.05:527:52
2113.95:537:50
2213.95:557:48
2313.85:567:46
2413.85:587:44
2513.75:597:42
2613.76:017:40
2713.66:027:38
2813.56:047:36
2913.56:057:34
3013.46:077:31
3113.46:087:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Compiègne?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Compiègne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Compiègne in August

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

In August, Compiègne sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Compiègne 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 Compiègne peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Compiègne?

Compiègne sits at 49.4°N, 2.8°E, 42 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Crépy-en-Valois, 21 km away.

Topography around Compiègne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Compiègne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Compiègne is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Crépy-en-Valois 21 km · Noyon 22 km · Senlis 29 km · Nogent-sur-Oise 30 km · Creil 31 km · Soissons 36 km · Tergnier 43 km · Mitry-Mory 51 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 Compiègne (49.4179°, 2.8261°, elevation 42 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).