Lourdes weather in August

In August, Lourdes sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 157 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lourdes's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lourdes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lourdes reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92112
102112
112112
122112
132112
142112
152112
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262111
272111
282011
292011
302010
312010

How August really feels in Lourdes

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.

Lourdes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°11914.311.29.20.1
Feb / -2°10312.81110.20.4
Mar / 11514.410.311.61.5
Apr11° / 16517.81013.12.1
May15° / 19319.13.814.43.5
Jun19° / 10°17717.30.615.14.9
Jul21° / 12°15716.2014.95.7
Aug21° / 11°15716.6013.85.7
Sep18° / 13013.80.312.35.3
Oct14° / 14214.42.710.83.8
Nov / 14614.78.69.51.6
Dec / -1°11313.49.98.90.5

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 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45545
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
155545
165545
175545
185545
195545
205446
215545
225446
235446
245446
255347
265347
275248
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lourdes gets around 157 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
654
754
854
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1454
1554
1654
1754
1854
1953
2053
2153
2253
2352
2451
2551
2650
2749
2848
2947
3047
3146

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1365212
2365212
3375112
4385111
5395011
6404911
7414910
8424910
942489
1043489
1144488
1244488
1345487
1446486
1546486
1646485
1746495
1847495
1947494
2047494
2148494
2248483
2350473
2451463
2552453
2654442
2756422
2857412
2959392
3061372
3164351

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:548:18
214.45:568:17
314.35:578:16
414.35:588:14
514.25:598:13
614.26:008:12
714.26:018:11
814.16:028:09
914.16:038:08
1014.06:048:06
1114.06:058:05
1214.06:068:04
1313.96:088:02
1413.96:098:01
1513.86:107:59
1613.86:117:58
1713.76:127:56
1813.76:137:55
1913.66:147:53
2013.66:157:51
2113.66:177:50
2213.56:187:48
2313.56:197:46
2413.46:207:45
2513.46:217:43
2613.36:227:41
2713.36:237:40
2813.26:247:38
2913.26:267:36
3013.16:277:34
3113.16:287:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.43 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
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lourdes?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lourdes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lourdes in August

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

In August, Lourdes sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lourdes in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lourdes peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lourdes?

Lourdes sits at 43.1°N, 0.0°W, 409 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Tarbes, 18 km away.

Topography around Lourdes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lourdes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,029 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,302 m.

The land around Lourdes is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
572 m
16 km
2,029 m
80 km
3,302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tarbes 18 km · Pau 35 km · Auch 80 km · Mont-de-Marsan 96 km · Dax 106 km · Huesca 111 km · Muret 118 km · Barbastro 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 Lourdes (43.0946°, -0.0461°, elevation 409 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).