Libourne weather in August

In August, Libourne sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 53 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Libourne's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Libourne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
50%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Libourne reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32717
42717
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102716
112716
122716
132716
142716
152716
162716
172716
182716
192716
202716
212716
222716
232716
242716
252716
262716
272616
282615
292615
302615
312615

How August really feels in Libourne

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.

Libourne weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 7110.892.2
Feb11° / 50910.12.9
Mar15° / 5210.311.64.5
Apr18° / 7011.513.25.4
May21° / 11°7211.414.66.2
Jun25° / 15°629.415.36.9
Jul27° / 16°467.715.17.0
Aug27° / 16°537.713.97.0
Sep24° / 13°568.112.37.1
Oct19° / 11°6610.410.76.0
Nov14° / 7511.89.43.7
Dec11° / 7211.28.72.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
56040
66040
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
126040
136040
146040
156040
166040
176040
186040
196040
205941
215941
225941
235941
245941
255941
265941
275941
285941
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Libourne gets around 53 mm of rain over 7.7 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.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1225
1325
1425
1524
1624
1724
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
2822
2922
3022
3122

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116413490
216413390
3174132100
4184131100
5184031100
6194030100
7204029101
8203929111
9213929111
10213929111
11223829111
12223829101
13233829101
14233729101
15233729100
16243729100
1723373090
1823373090
1923373190
2024363190
2124363190
2225363180
2326353180
2427343180
2528343080
2630332970
2731332870
2833332770
2934332670
3036332560
3138332460

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 36 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:508:24
214.55:518:22
314.55:538:21
414.45:548:20
514.45:558:18
614.35:568:17
714.35:578:16
814.35:588:14
914.26:008:13
1014.26:018:11
1114.16:028:10
1214.16:038:08
1314.06:048:07
1414.06:068:05
1513.96:078:04
1613.96:088:02
1713.96:098:00
1813.86:117:59
1913.86:127:57
2013.76:137:55
2113.76:147:54
2213.66:157:52
2313.66:177:50
2413.56:187:48
2513.56:197:47
2613.46:207:45
2713.46:227:43
2813.36:237:41
2913.36:247:39
3013.26:257:37
3113.26:267:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Libourne?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Libourne in August

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

In August, Libourne sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Libourne 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 Libourne 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
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Libourne?

Libourne sits at 44.9°N, 0.2°W, 12 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lormont, 22 km away.

Topography around Libourne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Libourne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m.

The land around Libourne is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
254 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lormont 22 km · Cenon 24 km · Floirac 24 km · Bègles 27 km · Bordeaux 28 km · Le Bouscat 29 km · Villenave-d'Ornon 30 km · Talence 30 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 Libourne (44.9145°, -0.2419°, elevation 12 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).