Fougères weather in August

In August, Fougères sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 56 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fougères's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fougères's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Fougères reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°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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22414
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52314
62314
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312213

How August really feels in Fougères

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.

Fougères weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7512.10.78.61.2
Feb / 5910.50.79.91.7
Mar12° / 5910.80.211.63.0
Apr15° / 6311.7013.44.1
May18° / 6911.40155.4
Jun21° / 12°599.4015.86.4
Jul23° / 14°538.6015.57.0
Aug23° / 13°569.4014.16.9
Sep20° / 11°558.8012.46.3
Oct16° / 7311.7010.64.6
Nov11° / 7211.9092.6
Dec / 8312.70.58.21.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
24060
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84159
94159
104357
114357
124357
134456
144456
154357
164357
174357
184258
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214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fougères gets around 56 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
529
629
730
830
931
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1832
1932
2032
2131
2231
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2429
2528
2627
2727
2826
2925
3025
3124

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13145222
23145222
33244222
43244212
53343212
63343213
73443213
83442203
93542203
103542203
113642203
123641193
133741193
143741193
153841183
163840183
173940183
183940183
194039183
204139182
214238182
224338172
234437172
244636162
254735162
264934152
275034142
285133142
295233132
305432122
315632111

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 11 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
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 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 5:44 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:448:38
214.95:458:36
314.85:478:35
414.85:488:33
514.75:498:32
614.75:518:30
714.65:528:29
814.65:538:27
914.55:558:25
1014.55:568:24
1114.45:578:22
1214.45:598:20
1314.36:008:19
1414.36:028:17
1514.26:038:15
1614.16:048:13
1714.16:068:11
1814.06:078:10
1914.06:098:08
2013.96:108:06
2113.96:128:04
2213.86:138:02
2313.86:148:00
2413.76:167:58
2513.66:177:56
2613.66:197:54
2713.56:207:52
2813.56:227:50
2913.46:237:48
3013.46:247:46
3113.36:267:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fougères?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fougères for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fougères in August

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

In August, Fougères sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fougères in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 44 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°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
May13Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Fougères 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 Fougères 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fougères?

Fougères sits at 48.4°N, 1.2°W, 115 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vitré, 25 km away.

Topography around Fougères

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fougères has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m.

The land around Fougères is covered by trees (30%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
436 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Vitré 25 km · Cesson-Sévigné 39 km · Mayenne 44 km · Rennes 44 km · Laval 44 km · Flers 63 km · Saint-Malo 68 km · Saint-Lô 85 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 Fougères (48.3516°, -1.1996°, elevation 115 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).