La Teste-de-Buch weather in August

In August, La Teste-de-Buch sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is La Teste-de-Buch's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Teste-de-Buch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:12 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

La Teste-de-Buch is human settlement in France.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Teste-de-Buch reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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La Teste-de-Buch 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 8112.392.3
Feb11° / 5910.110.12.5
Mar13° / 5610.611.63.7
Apr15° / 10°641113.24.5
May18° / 14°6210.514.65.8
Jun21° / 17°598.915.36.7
Jul23° / 19°427.4157.6
Aug24° / 19°507.813.97.6
Sep21° / 17°66912.36.8
Oct18° / 14°8111.110.75.7
Nov14° / 10°10613.79.43.6
Dec11° / 90138.72.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Teste-de-Buch gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.8 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3126

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
122747221
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2693140201
27103139191
28113238181
29123237171
30133337161
31143436151

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:558:27
214.55:568:25
314.55:578:24
414.45:588:23
514.45:598:21
614.36:008:20
714.36:028:19
814.26:038:17
914.26:048:16
1014.26:058:14
1114.16:068:13
1214.16:088:11
1314.06:098:10
1414.06:108:08
1513.96:118:07
1613.96:128:05
1713.86:138:03
1813.86:158:02
1913.76:168:00
2013.76:177:58
2113.66:187:57
2213.66:207:55
2313.56:217:53
2413.56:227:52
2513.46:237:50
2613.46:247:48
2713.36:267:46
2813.36:277:44
2913.26:287:43
3013.26:297:41
3113.16:307:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Teste-de-Buch?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit La Teste-de-Buch for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for La Teste-de-Buch in August

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

In August, La Teste-de-Buch sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near La Teste-de-Buch in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 7 to Sep 18 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in La Teste-de-Buch 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 La Teste-de-Buch 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Teste-de-Buch?

La Teste-de-Buch sits at 44.6°N, 1.1°W, 5 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Gujan-Mestras, 6.0 km away.

Topography around La Teste-de-Buch

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Teste-de-Buch.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Teste-de-Buch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around La Teste-de-Buch is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

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70 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Gujan-Mestras 6.0 km · Cestas 39 km · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 45 km · Gradignan 45 km · Pessac 45 km · Mérignac 46 km · Eysines 48 km · Talence 48 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 La Teste-de-Buch (44.6328°, -1.1451°, elevation 5 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).