Octeville weather in August

In August, Octeville sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 55 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Octeville's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Octeville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:03 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
58%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in Octeville reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Octeville weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8914.40.48.41.5
Feb / 6812.70.69.81.4
Mar10° / 5711.10.211.52.0
Apr11° / 5110.1013.42.8
May14° / 10°479015.13.9
Jun16° / 13°458.60165.1
Jul18° / 15°408015.66.2
Aug19° / 16°559.4014.26.2
Sep17° / 14°579.5012.45.6
Oct15° / 12°9814.7010.54.0
Nov12° / 10°108160.18.92.6
Dec10° / 11115.80.481.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55149
65149
75050
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95050
105149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Octeville gets around 55 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3128

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11463230
21462240
31461241
41560241
51559251
61658251
71658251
81757251
91756261
101855261
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242752210
252852200
262952190
273151180
283250180
293349170
303549170
313748160

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:418:44
215.05:438:42
314.95:448:41
414.95:468:39
514.85:478:38
614.85:498:36
714.75:508:34
814.75:518:33
914.65:538:31
1014.65:548:29
1114.55:568:27
1214.55:578:26
1314.45:598:24
1414.46:008:22
1514.36:028:20
1614.26:038:18
1714.26:058:16
1814.16:068:14
1914.16:088:12
2014.06:098:10
2114.06:118:08
2213.96:128:06
2313.86:148:04
2413.86:158:02
2513.76:178:00
2613.76:187:58
2713.66:207:56
2813.56:217:54
2913.56:237:52
3013.46:247:50
3113.46:267:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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214.9Bright
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294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Octeville?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Octeville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Octeville in August

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

In August, Octeville sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Octeville in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Octeville 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 Octeville peaks around August 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Octeville?

Octeville sits at 49.6°N, 1.6°W, 95 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cherbourg, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Octeville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Octeville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Octeville is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, water (32%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
223 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Cherbourg 2.0 km · Équeurdreville-Hainneville 3.0 km · Tourlaville 6.0 km · Saint Helier 59 km · Saint Peter Port 67 km · Saint-Lô 69 km · Bayeux 78 km · Caen 105 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 Octeville (49.6261°, -1.6435°, elevation 95 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).