Limoges weather in August

In August, Limoges sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 73 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13.9 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 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Limoges's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limoges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:00 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Limoges is commune in Haute-Vienne, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,809/km²
people per km²

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 Limoges reaches about 25°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
142514
152514
162514
172514
182514
192514
202514
212514
222414
232414
242414
252414
262413
272413
282413
292413
302313
312313

How August really feels in Limoges

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.

Limoges 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 / 9313.31.88.90.9
Feb / 7410.91.910.11.5
Mar12° / 8012.40.611.63.1
Apr15° / 9613.50.213.34.1
May19° / 9714014.75.3
Jun22° / 13°8311.2015.56.4
Jul25° / 14°6510.2015.27.0
Aug25° / 14°739.8013.97.1
Sep21° / 11°789.6012.36.4
Oct16° / 9512.8010.74.7
Nov11° / 10313.80.59.32.3
Dec / 10113.518.51.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55347
65248
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
175347
185347
195347
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275149
285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Limoges gets around 73 mm of rain over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1332
1432
1532
1631
1731
1831
1930
2030
2130
2230
2330
2429
2529
2628
2728
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 38% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13243233
23242233
33342233
43341233
53441223
63440223
73540223
83540223
93539223
103539223
113639223
123639223
133639223
143639223
153639223
163639223
173639223
183639223
193639223
203739223
213738213
223838213
234037203
244137202
254336192
264535182
274634172
284834172
295033161
305232151
315332141

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 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
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:42 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:428:20
214.65:438:19
314.65:448:18
414.55:458:16
514.55:478:15
614.45:488:14
714.45:498:12
814.35:508:11
914.35:518:09
1014.25:538:08
1114.25:548:06
1214.25:558:04
1314.15:568:03
1414.15:588:01
1514.05:598:00
1614.06:007:58
1713.96:027:56
1813.96:037:55
1913.86:047:53
2013.86:057:51
2113.76:077:49
2213.76:087:48
2313.66:097:46
2413.66:107:44
2513.56:127:42
2613.56:137:40
2713.46:147:38
2813.36:167:36
2913.36:177:35
3013.26:187:33
3113.26:197:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.25 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
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Limoges?

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

7.1
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 Limoges for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Limoges in August

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

In August, Limoges sees daytime highs around 25°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 Limoges 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 Limoges peaks around July 20 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 20UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Limoges?

Limoges sits at 45.8°N, 1.2°E, 309 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Guéret, 61 km away.

Topography around Limoges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limoges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Limoges is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
936 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Guéret 61 km · Tulle 75 km · Brive-la-Gaillarde 78 km · Périgueux 83 km · Angoulême 87 km · Poitiers 109 km · Châteauroux 114 km · Montluçon 119 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 Limoges (45.8336°, 1.2476°, elevation 309 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).