Fécamp weather in August

In August, Fécamp sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Fécamp's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fécamp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in Fécamp reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Fécamp weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9815.90.58.41.1
Feb / 7713.80.69.81.1
Mar / 7112.20.411.51.8
Apr11° / 6010.7013.52.7
May14° / 11°6111015.13.8
Jun16° / 14°5810.60165.0
Jul18° / 16°5910.8015.76.0
Aug19° / 16°7612014.25.9
Sep18° / 15°8612.4012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°12016.1010.53.9
Nov12° / 13217.508.82.4
Dec / 13916.90.481.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45545
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
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115347
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fécamp gets around 76 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11359280
21358290
31357291
41456291
51456291
61554301
71554301
81653301
91653301
101752301
111752301
121851301
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212251261
222352250
232452240
242651230
252750230
262949220
273148210
283247200
293446200
303645190
313844180

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
718light breeze
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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 5:33 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:338:36
215.05:348:35
315.05:368:33
414.95:378:32
514.95:398:30
614.85:408:28
714.85:418:27
814.75:438:25
914.65:448:23
1014.65:468:21
1114.55:478:20
1214.55:498:18
1314.45:508:16
1414.45:528:14
1514.35:538:12
1614.35:558:10
1714.25:568:08
1814.15:588:07
1914.15:598:05
2014.06:018:03
2114.06:028:01
2213.96:047:59
2313.96:057:56
2413.86:077:54
2513.76:087:52
2613.76:107:50
2713.66:117:48
2813.66:137:46
2913.56:147:44
3013.46:167:42
3113.46:177:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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244.6Bright
254.5Bright
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284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fécamp?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fécamp for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fécamp in August

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

In August, Fécamp sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fécamp 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 13 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
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Fécamp 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 Fécamp peaks around June 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Fécamp in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Fécamp is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fécamp?

Fécamp sits at 49.8°N, 0.4°E, 17 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montivilliers, 27 km away.

Topography around Fécamp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fécamp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Fécamp is covered by water (37%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (46%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Montivilliers 27 km · Le Havre 35 km · Deauville 50 km · Dieppe 54 km · Canteleu 59 km · Mont-Saint-Aignan 61 km · Le Grand-Quevilly 63 km · Le Petit-Quevilly 63 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 Fécamp (49.7579°, 0.3746°, elevation 17 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).