Marseille 15 weather in August

In August, Marseille 15 sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Marseille 15's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marseille 15's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:49 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Marseille 15 is municipal arrondissement of Marseille, France.

Density
4,602/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Marseille 15 reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Marseille 15 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 597.49.23.2
Feb12° / 405.510.23.5
Mar14° / 375.611.64.8
Apr16° / 11°587.213.25.7
May20° / 15°425.714.57.0
Jun23° / 18°213.715.28.3
Jul26° / 21°101.814.98.7
Aug26° / 21°142.413.88.4
Sep23° / 18°645.612.37.9
Oct19° / 15°828.210.86.6
Nov15° / 11°929.99.54.7
Dec12° / 587.88.83.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Marseille 15 gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1819263611
2819263612
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light breeze
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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 5:32 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:327:57
214.45:337:56
314.35:347:55
414.35:357:53
514.35:367:52
614.25:387:51
714.25:397:50
814.15:407:48
914.15:417:47
1014.15:427:45
1114.05:437:44
1214.05:447:43
1313.95:457:41
1413.95:467:40
1513.85:487:38
1613.85:497:37
1713.85:507:35
1813.75:517:33
1913.75:527:32
2013.65:537:30
2113.65:547:29
2213.55:567:27
2313.55:577:25
2413.45:587:24
2513.45:597:22
2613.36:007:20
2713.36:017:18
2813.26:027:17
2913.26:047:15
3013.16:057:13
3113.16:067:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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266.0Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Marseille 15

In seasonPeak

None of Marseille 15's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Marseille 15's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit Marseille 15?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Marseille 15 for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Marseille 15 in August

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

In August, Marseille 15 sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Marseille 15 in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 29 to Sep 30 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Marseille 15 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 Marseille 15 peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Marseille 15 in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Marseille 15 is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2417 µg/m³Nov 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marseille 15?

Marseille 15 sits at 43.4°N, 5.4°E, 153 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Marseille 16, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Marseille 15

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Marseille 15.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marseille 15 has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,261 m.

The land around Marseille 15 is covered by artificial surfaces (50%), trees (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (30%), artificial surfaces (24%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
773 m
80 km
1,261 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Marseille 16 2.0 km · Marseille 14 4.0 km · Les Pennes-Mirabeau 6.0 km · Saint-Barthélémy 6.0 km · Marseille 13 7.0 km · Marseille 03 8.0 km · Marseille 02 9.0 km · Marseille 01 9.0 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 Marseille 15 (43.3722°, 5.3539°, elevation 153 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).