Mâcon weather in August

In August, Mâcon sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 98 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:45 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.6 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 Mâcon 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 21°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
112716
122716
132616
142616
152616
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182615
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202615
212615
222615
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242515
252515
262515
272514
282514
292414
302414
312414

How August really feels in Mâcon

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.

Mâcon weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8313.12.78.80.5
Feb / 6811.32.6101.2
Mar13° / 73120.911.63.3
Apr16° / 9112.60.113.34.8
May20° / 10°10513.6014.75.7
Jun24° / 14°9112.7015.56.4
Jul26° / 16°9111.3015.26.6
Aug26° / 15°9810.90146.7
Sep22° / 12°10510.2012.36.5
Oct16° / 11012.30.110.74.8
Nov10° / 11013.219.22.2
Dec / 9013.42.18.50.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45545
55545
65545
75446
85545
95545
105545
115545
125644
135644
145644
155743
165842
175842
185842
195842
205842
215842
225743
235743
245743
255743
265545
275545
285545
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mâcon gets around 98 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
637
737
837
936
1036
1136
1236
1335
1435
1535
1634
1734
1834
1934
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2532
2632
2732
2831
2931
3030
3130

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 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12538315
22638325
32637325
42737315
52837315
62836315
72936304
83036304
93036294
103136294
113137283
123237283
133337273
143337273
153337263
163438263
173438252
183438252
193538252
203538242
213538242
223638242
233737242
243836232
254035232
264234222
274433222
284532212
294731202
304930192
315229181

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
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 6:04 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:268:07
214.65:278:06
314.65:288:05
414.65:308:03
514.55:318:02
614.55:328:01
714.45:337:59
814.45:357:58
914.35:367:56
1014.35:377:54
1114.25:387:53
1214.25:407:51
1314.15:417:50
1414.15:427:48
1514.05:447:46
1614.05:457:45
1713.95:467:43
1813.95:477:41
1913.85:497:39
2013.85:507:38
2113.75:517:36
2213.75:537:34
2313.65:547:32
2413.65:557:30
2513.55:577:29
2613.55:587:27
2713.45:597:25
2813.46:007:23
2913.36:027:21
3013.36:037:19
3113.26:047:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mâcon?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mâcon in August

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

In August, Mâcon sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mâcon 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 Mâcon 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 8 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 Mâcon?

Mâcon sits at 46.3°N, 4.8°E, 208 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Bourg-en-Bresse, 33 km away.

Topography around Mâcon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mâcon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m.

The land around Mâcon is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), grassland (24%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (30%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
1,344 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bourg-en-Bresse 33 km · Villefranche-sur-Saône 37 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 52 km · Saint-Leu 53 km · Montceau-les-Mines 53 km · Rillieux-la-Pape 56 km · Caluire-et-Cuire 58 km · Vaulx-en-Velin 59 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 Mâcon (46.3141°, 4.8282°, elevation 208 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).