Niort weather in August

In August, Niort sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 47 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 14 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 35% 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 Niort's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:06 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.8 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

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

A typical August day in Niort 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
82615
92615
102615
112615
122615
132615
142615
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182615
192615
202515
212515
222515
232515
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252515
262515
272514
282514
292514
302514
312414

How August really feels in Niort

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.

Niort 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8011.60.68.81.7
Feb10° / 609.70.6102.3
Mar14° / 6110.70.111.63.8
Apr16° / 6410.6013.34.9
May20° / 10°6811.4014.76.0
Jun23° / 13°579.1015.56.9
Jul25° / 15°416.9015.27.3
Aug26° / 15°477.70147.2
Sep22° / 12°517.9012.37.0
Oct18° / 10°7912.1010.75.4
Nov13° / 8311.90.19.23.2
Dec10° / 8711.90.18.52.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175347
185347
195446
205446
215446
225347
235347
245347
255347
265347
275347
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Niort gets around 47 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
325
425
525
625
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2623
2723
2823
2923
3022
3122

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 37% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12541295
22541295
32640285
42640285
52740286
62839276
72839276
82938276
92938276
103038266
113038266
123038266
133038265
143138265
153138265
163138265
173138265
183138275
193138274
203137274
213237274
223336264
233436264
243635254
253735254
263934244
274034233
284233223
294333213
304533203
314632193

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:47 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:478:29
214.65:488:27
314.65:508:26
414.65:518:25
514.55:528:23
614.55:538:22
714.45:558:20
814.45:568:19
914.35:578:17
1014.35:588:16
1114.26:008:14
1214.26:018:12
1314.16:028:11
1414.16:038:09
1514.06:058:08
1614.06:068:06
1713.96:078:04
1813.96:098:02
1913.86:108:01
2013.86:117:59
2113.76:137:57
2213.76:147:55
2313.66:157:53
2413.66:167:52
2513.56:187:50
2613.56:197:48
2713.46:207:46
2813.46:227:44
2913.36:237:42
3013.36:247:40
3113.26:267:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Niort?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Niort in August

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

In August, Niort sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Niort 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 Niort peaks around July 20 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 highModerateLowJul 20UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Niort?

Niort sits at 46.3°N, 0.5°W, 21 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Fontenay-le-Comte, 31 km away.

Topography around Niort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m.

The land around Niort is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Fontenay-le-Comte 31 km · La Rochelle 56 km · Rochefort 58 km · Bressuire 58 km · Saintes 65 km · Poitiers 68 km · Cognac 70 km · Les Herbiers 74 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 Niort (46.3231°, -0.4588°, elevation 21 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).