Le Creusot weather in August

In August, Le Creusot sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 59 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Le Creusot's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Creusot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:45 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Le Creusot is human settlement in France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.5 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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Le Creusot reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102716
112616
122615
132615
142615
152615
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172615
182615
192615
202615
212615
222615
232515
242515
252514
262514
272514
282514
292414
302414
312414

How August really feels in Le Creusot

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.

Le Creusot weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.928.80.4
Feb / 6010.52101.1
Mar12° / 60110.811.63.1
Apr16° / 7111.30.113.34.7
May20° / 10°8112.4014.85.8
Jun24° / 13°6310.9015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°589.5015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°599.50146.9
Sep21° / 12°699012.46.6
Oct16° / 8511.3010.64.8
Nov10° / 9212.40.99.22.0
Dec / 8212.81.88.40.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65446
75347
85347
95347
105248
115347
125347
135248
145248
155347
165347
175347
185347
195347
205347
215347
225248
235248
245248
255149
265050
275050
285050
295050
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Le Creusot gets around 59 mm of rain over 9.5 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 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1331
1431
1530
1630
1730
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2528
2628
2728
2827
2927
3027
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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13738241
23837241
33837241
43936241
54036231
64035231
74135221
84235221
94235221
104235211
114336211
124336201
134336201
144437191
154437181
164438181
174438171
184439171
194439160
204439160
214539150
224539150
234639150
244738140
254837140
265036140
275235130
285334130
295533120
305632120
315831110

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:26 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:268:11
214.75:278:09
314.75:298:08
414.65:308:06
514.65:318:05
614.55:338:03
714.55:348:02
814.45:358:00
914.45:367:59
1014.35:387:57
1114.35:397:56
1214.25:407:54
1314.25:427:52
1414.15:437:51
1514.15:447:49
1614.05:457:47
1714.05:477:46
1813.95:487:44
1913.95:497:42
2013.85:517:40
2113.85:527:38
2213.75:537:37
2313.75:557:35
2413.65:567:33
2513.65:577:31
2613.55:597:29
2713.56:007:27
2813.46:017:25
2913.36:037:23
3013.36:047:21
3113.26:057:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Le Creusot?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Le Creusot for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Le Creusot in August

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

In August, Le Creusot sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Le Creusot 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 Le Creusot peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Le Creusot?

Le Creusot sits at 46.8°N, 4.4°E, 367 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Leu, 11 km away.

Topography around Le Creusot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Creusot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m.

The land around Le Creusot is covered by trees (47%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (33%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
459 m
80 km
841 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Saint-Leu 11 km · Montceau-les-Mines 16 km · Autun 18 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 33 km · Beaune 40 km · Mâcon 63 km · Chenôve 70 km · Dijon 72 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 Le Creusot (46.8071°, 4.4163°, elevation 367 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).