Lunéville weather in August

In August, Lunéville sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lunéville's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lunéville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:33 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.8 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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lunéville reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102515
112515
122515
132515
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232414
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272313
282313
292313
302313
312213

How August really feels in Lunéville

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.

Lunéville weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7913.23.18.50.0
Feb / 6711.53.19.80.5
Mar11° / 7112.41.511.62.4
Apr15° / 6011.50.113.44.3
May19° / 7712.50155.6
Jun22° / 13°6711.4015.86.4
Jul25° / 15°6511.5015.56.7
Aug24° / 14°6611.3014.16.7
Sep20° / 11°7110.2012.46.1
Oct15° / 7612.1010.64.1
Nov / 81131.191.6
Dec / 9514.63.38.20.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44951
54852
64852
74852
84852
94753
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164951
174852
184852
194852
204951
214951
224951
234852
244753
254654
264654
274555
284456
294456
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lunéville gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
435
535
635
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2536
2636
2735
2835
2935
3034
3134

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14041190
24041190
34141180
44141180
54240180
64240180
74340170
84340170
94440160
104440160
114440160
124539150
134539151
144639141
154639141
164639141
174739131
184739131
194739131
204739131
214839131
224938131
235037131
245136121
255235121
265433121
275632120
285831110
295930110
306029110
316228100

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:128:08
214.95:148:06
314.85:158:05
414.85:168:03
514.75:188:02
614.75:198:00
714.65:207:59
814.65:227:57
914.55:237:55
1014.55:257:54
1114.45:267:52
1214.45:277:50
1314.35:297:49
1414.35:307:47
1514.25:327:45
1614.25:337:43
1714.15:357:41
1814.15:367:39
1914.05:377:37
2013.95:397:36
2113.95:407:34
2213.85:427:32
2313.85:437:30
2413.75:457:28
2513.75:467:26
2613.65:477:24
2713.55:497:22
2813.55:507:20
2913.45:527:18
3013.45:537:16
3113.35:557:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lunéville?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lunéville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lunéville in August

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

In August, Lunéville sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lunéville 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 Lunéville peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lunéville?

Lunéville sits at 48.6°N, 6.5°E, 236 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nancy, 25 km away.

Topography around Lunéville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lunéville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,204 m.

The land around Lunéville is covered by grassland (30%), trees (26%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (35%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,204 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Nancy 25 km · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 25 km · Villers-lès-Nancy 27 km · Laxou 27 km · Toul 45 km · Épinal 46 km · Pont-à-Mousson 47 km · Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 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 Lunéville (48.5927°, 6.4938°, elevation 236 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).