Guéret weather in August

In August, Guéret sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 30% 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 Guéret's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guéret's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:57 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.9 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 Guéret reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°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)
12514
22514
32514
42514
52514
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
142514
152514
162514
172514
182414
192414
202414
212414
222414
232414
242413
252413
262413
272313
282313
292313
302313
312313

How August really feels in Guéret

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.

Guéret weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7713.12.28.80.7
Feb / 6611.72.9101.2
Mar12° / 6912.5111.62.9
Apr15° / 8613.50.313.34.0
May18° / 9013.6014.75.3
Jun22° / 12°7311.7015.56.2
Jul24° / 14°6310.6015.26.9
Aug24° / 14°6510.20147.0
Sep20° / 11°709.7012.36.3
Oct16° / 8212.40.110.74.6
Nov10° / 8513.70.79.22.2
Dec / 8613.61.98.50.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195050
205050
215050
225050
235050
244852
254852
264753
274753
284654
294654
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Guéret gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1432
1532
1632
1731
1831
1931
2031
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2731
2831
2930
3030
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 (%)
14040182
24040182
34139182
44139182
54139182
64239172
74238172
84238172
94238172
104238182
114238182
124238182
134238182
144238182
154238182
164237182
174237182
184337182
194337181
204436181
214536181
224635181
234735181
244834171
255033171
265132161
275431150
285630140
295829130
305829130
316028120

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:38 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:388:19
214.65:408:18
314.65:418:16
414.55:428:15
514.55:438:13
614.55:448:12
714.45:468:10
814.45:478:09
914.35:488:07
1014.35:498:06
1114.25:518:04
1214.25:528:03
1314.15:538:01
1414.15:548:00
1514.05:567:58
1614.05:577:56
1713.95:587:54
1813.96:007:53
1913.86:017:51
2013.86:027:49
2113.76:037:47
2213.76:057:46
2313.66:067:44
2413.66:077:42
2513.56:097:40
2613.56:107:38
2713.46:117:36
2813.46:137:34
2913.36:147:33
3013.36:157:31
3113.26:167:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Guéret?

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
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guéret in August

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

In August, Guéret 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 Guéret 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 Guéret peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guéret?

Guéret sits at 46.2°N, 1.9°E, 447 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montluçon, 59 km away.

Topography around Guéret

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guéret has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m.

The land around Guéret is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
943 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Montluçon 59 km · Limoges 61 km · Châteauroux 73 km · Riom 101 km · Tulle 101 km · Chamalières 102 km · Clermont-Ferrand 104 km · Bourges 109 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 Guéret (46.1718°, 1.8717°, elevation 447 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).