Moulins weather in August

In August, Moulins sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 66 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:50 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Moulins 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 20°C and 32°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)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
82715
92715
102715
112715
122615
132615
142615
152615
162615
172615
182615
192615
202615
212615
222615
232514
242514
252514
262514
272514
282514
292414
302413
312413

How August really feels in Moulins

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.

Moulins weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6111.81.88.80.9
Feb / 5110.52101.5
Mar13° / 5610.90.611.63.4
Apr16° / 7412.20.113.34.7
May20° / 10°7912.3014.85.8
Jun24° / 13°6510.7015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°619.5015.26.7
Aug26° / 15°669.80146.8
Sep22° / 12°699012.46.6
Oct17° / 7211.30.110.75.1
Nov11° / 7512.50.59.22.4
Dec / 69131.48.41.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
45050
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195248
205149
215149
225050
235050
245050
254852
264852
274753
284852
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moulins gets around 66 mm of rain over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
330
430
530
630
730
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2431
2531
2630
2730
2829
2929
3028
3128

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13538252
23537253
33637253
43736243
53736243
63836243
73836232
83836232
93836232
103937232
113937222
123937222
133937222
143938222
153938212
163938212
173938212
183939211
194039201
204038201
214038201
224137201
234237201
244436191
254535191
264734191
274833181
285032171
295131171
305330161
315529151

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
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 5:31 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:318:14
214.75:338:13
314.65:348:11
414.65:358:10
514.55:368:09
614.55:388:07
714.45:398:06
814.45:408:04
914.45:418:03
1014.35:438:01
1114.35:447:59
1214.25:457:58
1314.25:467:56
1414.15:487:55
1514.15:497:53
1614.05:507:51
1714.05:527:49
1813.95:537:48
1913.95:547:46
2013.85:567:44
2113.85:577:42
2213.75:587:41
2313.76:007:39
2413.66:017:37
2513.56:027:35
2613.56:037:33
2713.46:057:31
2813.46:067:29
2913.36:077:27
3013.36:097:25
3113.26:107:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Moulins?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moulins in August

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

In August, Moulins sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moulins 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 Moulins 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
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Moulins?

Moulins sits at 46.6°N, 3.3°E, 219 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nevers, 49 km away.

Topography around Moulins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moulins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,153 m.

The land around Moulins is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
1,153 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Nevers 49 km · Vichy 49 km · Montluçon 61 km · Riom 77 km · Montceau-les-Mines 80 km · Roanne 82 km · Autun 85 km · Le Creusot 87 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 Moulins (46.5646°, 3.3324°, elevation 219 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).