Pau weather in August

In August, Pau sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 104 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pau's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Pau is city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,624/km²
people per km²

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pau reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Pau weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 11213.82.49.22.0
Feb11° / 9712.33.210.22.4
Mar14° / 10713.71.611.63.7
Apr16° / 14516.40.413.24.1
May19° / 10°15916.30.114.55.1
Jun22° / 13°12814015.16.0
Jul24° / 15°10512.1014.96.7
Aug25° / 15°10412.5013.86.7
Sep22° / 12°9811.9012.36.3
Oct18° / 12313.70.110.85.4
Nov13° / 13814.20.69.53.3
Dec10° / 10813.31.18.82.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pau gets around 104 mm of rain over 12.5 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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2522313810
262331379
272530368
282730358
292930357
303130336
313330326

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:558:20
214.45:568:19
314.35:578:17
414.35:588:16
514.35:598:15
614.26:018:14
714.26:028:12
814.16:038:11
914.16:048:10
1014.16:058:08
1114.06:068:07
1214.06:078:05
1313.96:088:04
1413.96:098:02
1513.86:118:01
1613.86:127:59
1713.76:137:58
1813.76:147:56
1913.76:157:55
2013.66:167:53
2113.66:177:51
2213.56:197:50
2313.56:207:48
2413.46:217:46
2513.46:227:45
2613.36:237:43
2713.36:247:41
2813.26:257:39
2913.26:277:38
3013.16:287:36
3113.16:297:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pau?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pau in August

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

In August, Pau sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pau 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 Pau peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Pau in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pau is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pau?

Pau sits at 43.3°N, 0.4°W, 219 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lourdes, 35 km away.

Topography around Pau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,323 m.

The land around Pau is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (30%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (30%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
342 m
80 km
3,323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lourdes 35 km · Tarbes 36 km · Mont-de-Marsan 65 km · Dax 72 km · Auch 85 km · Bayonne 92 km · Anglet 96 km · Biarritz 99 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 Pau (43.3112°, -0.3558°, 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).