Millau weather in August

In August, Millau sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Millau's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Millau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 50 mm; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 48 min; 5:56 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

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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 Millau reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	23	13
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

How August really feels in Millau

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Millau weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 0°	72	10.8	3.4	9.1	0.7
Feb	8° / 0°	58	9.1	2.7	10.2	1.2
Mar	11° / 2°	59	9.7	1.5	11.6	2.9
Apr	14° / 5°	87	11.6	0.7	13.2	3.8
May	18° / 8°	81	11	0.1	14.5	5.4
Jun	22° / 12°	56	8.3	0	15.2	7.0
Jul	24° / 14°	44	6.3	0	15	7.8
Aug	24° / 13°	50	7.4	0	13.8	7.6
Sep	20° / 10°	78	7.5	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	16° / 8°	85	10.4	0.1	10.8	4.7
Nov	10° / 4°	82	10.8	0.6	9.4	2.2
Dec	7° / 1°	67	10.2	2.1	8.8	1.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	67	66	65	65	65	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60
Cloudier (%)	33	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Millau gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.4 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	23	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	24
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	20

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	52	54	55	56	58	60
Comfortable (%)	36	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	31	30	29
Humid (%)	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	11
Muggy (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	36	21	1
2	42	36	21	1
3	43	35	21	2
4	43	34	21	2
5	44	34	20	2
6	45	34	20	2
7	45	34	19	2
8	46	34	19	2
9	46	34	19	2
10	46	34	18	1
11	46	35	18	1
12	46	35	17	1
13	46	36	17	1
14	46	36	17	1
15	47	36	16	1
16	47	36	16	1
17	47	37	16	0
18	47	37	16	0
19	47	37	16	0
20	47	37	16	0
21	47	37	16	0
22	48	36	16	0
23	48	36	16	0
24	49	35	16	0
25	51	34	15	0
26	52	33	15	0
27	54	32	14	0
28	55	31	14	0
29	56	31	13	0
30	58	30	12	0
31	60	29	11	0

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14
Sunset (PM)	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.5	5:39	8:08
2	14.4	5:40	8:07
3	14.4	5:42	8:06
4	14.4	5:43	8:04
5	14.3	5:44	8:03
6	14.3	5:45	8:02
7	14.2	5:46	8:00
8	14.2	5:47	7:59
9	14.2	5:48	7:58
10	14.1	5:49	7:56
11	14.1	5:51	7:55
12	14.0	5:52	7:53
13	14.0	5:53	7:52
14	13.9	5:54	7:50
15	13.9	5:55	7:49
16	13.8	5:56	7:47
17	13.8	5:58	7:46
18	13.8	5:59	7:44
19	13.7	6:00	7:42
20	13.7	6:01	7:41
21	13.6	6:02	7:39
22	13.6	6:04	7:37
23	13.5	6:05	7:36
24	13.5	6:06	7:34
25	13.4	6:07	7:32
26	13.4	6:08	7:30
27	13.3	6:09	7:29
28	13.3	6:11	7:27
29	13.2	6:12	7:25
30	13.2	6:13	7:23
31	13.1	6:14	7:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Millau?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Millau in August

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

In August, Millau sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Millau 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 Millau peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	5	7	8	9	8	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Millau?

Millau sits at 44.1°N, 3.1°E, 378 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Rodez, 49 km away.

Topography around Millau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Millau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m around an average of 503 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m.

The land around Millau is covered by trees (40%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

497 m

trees 40%

16 km

789 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,688 m

trees 56%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← July Millau year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Rodez 49 km · Albi 77 km · Alès 80 km · Castelnau-le-Lez 84 km · Montpellier 84 km · Béziers 85 km · Castres 87 km · Lattes 89 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

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 Millau (44.0997°, 3.0785°, elevation 378 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	23	13
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	24
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	36	21	1
2	42	36	21	1
3	43	35	21	2
4	43	34	21	2
5	44	34	20	2
6	45	34	20	2
7	45	34	19	2
8	46	34	19	2
9	46	34	19	2
10	46	34	18	1
11	46	35	18	1
12	46	35	17	1
13	46	36	17	1
14	46	36	17	1
15	47	36	16	1
16	47	36	16	1
17	47	37	16	0
18	47	37	16	0
19	47	37	16	0
20	47	37	16	0
21	47	37	16	0
22	48	36	16	0
23	48	36	16	0
24	49	35	16	0
25	51	34	15	0
26	52	33	15	0
27	54	32	14	0
28	55	31	14	0
29	56	31	13	0
30	58	30	12	0
31	60	29	11	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	23	13
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	24
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	36	21	1
2	42	36	21	1
3	43	35	21	2
4	43	34	21	2
5	44	34	20	2
6	45	34	20	2
7	45	34	19	2
8	46	34	19	2
9	46	34	19	2
10	46	34	18	1
11	46	35	18	1
12	46	35	17	1
13	46	36	17	1
14	46	36	17	1
15	47	36	16	1
16	47	36	16	1
17	47	37	16	0
18	47	37	16	0
19	47	37	16	0
20	47	37	16	0
21	47	37	16	0
22	48	36	16	0
23	48	36	16	0
24	49	35	16	0
25	51	34	15	0
26	52	33	15	0
27	54	32	14	0
28	55	31	14	0
29	56	31	13	0
30	58	30	12	0
31	60	29	11	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	23	13
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	24
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	36	21	1
2	42	36	21	1
3	43	35	21	2
4	43	34	21	2
5	44	34	20	2
6	45	34	20	2
7	45	34	19	2
8	46	34	19	2
9	46	34	19	2
10	46	34	18	1
11	46	35	18	1
12	46	35	17	1
13	46	36	17	1
14	46	36	17	1
15	47	36	16	1
16	47	36	16	1
17	47	37	16	0
18	47	37	16	0
19	47	37	16	0
20	47	37	16	0
21	47	37	16	0
22	48	36	16	0
23	48	36	16	0
24	49	35	16	0
25	51	34	15	0
26	52	33	15	0
27	54	32	14	0
28	55	31	14	0
29	56	31	13	0
30	58	30	12	0
31	60	29	11	0