Montbéliard weather in August

In August, Montbéliard sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 95 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Montbéliard's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montbéliard's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:34 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.7 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Montbéliard 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 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62415
72415
82415
92415
102415
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192414
202414
212314
222314
232314
242313
252313
262313
272213
282213
292213
302213
312212

How August really feels in Montbéliard

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.

Montbéliard weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°10313.85.78.70.0
Feb / -0°9112.15.69.90.4
Mar10° / 9513.13.511.62.3
Apr14° / 8713.4113.33.8
May18° / 11915.50.114.95.0
Jun22° / 13°9513.9015.76.0
Jul24° / 14°8913.1015.46.6
Aug24° / 14°9512.4014.16.6
Sep19° / 11°9611.7012.45.8
Oct14° / 10413.10.310.63.8
Nov / 10713.42.49.11.3
Dec / 121155.18.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45248
55248
65149
75050
85050
95050
105050
114951
125050
135050
144951
155149
165149
175149
185149
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255149
265149
275050
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Montbéliard gets around 95 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1739
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1364222
2364122
3374122
4374022
5384022
6393922
7393922
8403921
9413821
10423820
11423820
12433819
13443818
14443818
15453817
16453816
17463816
18463915
19463915
20463915
21473914
22473914
23483814
24493713
25503713
26513613
27533512
28553411
29563311
30583210
3160319

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 8 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
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:158:03
214.85:168:02
314.75:178:00
414.75:187:59
514.65:207:57
614.65:217:56
714.55:227:54
814.55:247:53
914.45:257:51
1014.45:267:50
1114.35:287:48
1214.35:297:46
1314.25:307:45
1414.25:327:43
1514.15:337:41
1614.15:347:39
1714.05:367:38
1814.05:377:36
1913.95:387:34
2013.95:407:32
2113.85:417:30
2213.85:437:28
2313.75:447:26
2413.75:457:25
2513.65:477:23
2613.55:487:21
2713.55:497:19
2813.45:517:17
2913.45:527:15
3013.35:547:13
3113.35:557:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Montbéliard?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Montbéliard for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montbéliard in August

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

In August, Montbéliard sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Montbéliard in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montbéliard peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montbéliard?

Montbéliard sits at 47.5°N, 6.8°E, 327 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Audincourt, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Montbéliard

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montbéliard has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m.

The land around Montbéliard is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
1,403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Audincourt 5.0 km · Belfort 15 km · La Chaux-de-Fonds 46 km · Mulhouse 48 km · Illzach 51 km · Vesoul 51 km · Wittenheim 52 km · Biel/Bienne 53 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 Montbéliard (47.5096°, 6.7982°, elevation 327 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).