Gonesse weather in August

In August, Gonesse sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 58 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gonesse's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gonesse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:48 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.2 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gonesse 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 20°C and 30°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
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102515
112515
122514
132514
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212414
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232414
242414
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272313
282313
292313
302313
312313

How August really feels in Gonesse

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.

Gonesse 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 / 5611.60.98.50.7
Feb / 5010.21.19.81.2
Mar12° / 5110.50.611.63.0
Apr15° / 5110.50.113.44.5
May19° / 6310.90155.7
Jun22° / 12°5410015.96.5
Jul24° / 14°529.1015.67.0
Aug24° / 14°589.2014.27.0
Sep21° / 11°458.4012.46.5
Oct16° / 6310.8010.54.6
Nov10° / 6011.40.28.92.2
Dec / 7212.518.10.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124555
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184357
194357
204258
214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274060
284060
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gonesse gets around 58 mm of rain over 9.2 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 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1830
1930
2030
2130
2229
2329
2429
2528
2628
2727
2827
2927
3026
3126

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13741192
23741193
33741193
43841193
53841193
63840183
73940183
83940183
94040182
104040182
114039182
124039182
134039182
144039182
154139182
164139182
174139182
184139182
194238181
204238181
214337181
224436181
234636181
244735171
254934171
265033161
275232151
285232151
295431141
305531131
315631121

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
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1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:278:25
214.95:298:24
314.95:308:22
414.85:318:21
514.85:338:19
614.75:348:18
714.75:368:16
814.65:378:14
914.65:388:13
1014.55:408:11
1114.55:418:09
1214.45:438:07
1314.45:448:06
1414.35:458:04
1514.35:478:02
1614.25:488:00
1714.15:507:58
1814.15:517:56
1914.05:537:55
2014.05:547:53
2113.95:567:51
2213.95:577:49
2313.85:597:47
2413.76:007:45
2513.76:027:43
2613.66:037:41
2713.66:047:39
2813.56:067:36
2913.56:077:34
3013.46:097:32
3113.36:107:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gonesse?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Gonesse for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Gonesse in August

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

In August, Gonesse sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gonesse 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 Gonesse 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 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 23UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gonesse?

Gonesse sits at 49.0°N, 2.4°E, 50 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Goussainville, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Gonesse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gonesse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m.

The land around Gonesse is covered by cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (42%), trees (25%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
256 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Goussainville 3.0 km · Garges-lès-Gonesse 4.0 km · Villiers-le-Bel 4.0 km · Sarcelles 5.0 km · Le Blanc-Mesnil 5.0 km · Stains 6.0 km · Aulnay-sous-Bois 6.0 km · Villepinte 7.0 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 Gonesse (48.9869°, 2.4489°, elevation 50 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).