Perpignan weather in August

In August, Perpignan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Perpignan's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Perpignan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:00 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Perpignan is French commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,626/km²
people per km²
Founded
~927 CE

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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Perpignan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Perpignan 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 586.89.23.4
Feb13° / 435.210.34.0
Mar16° / 506.511.65.4
Apr18° / 10°628.313.16.3
May22° / 13°506.914.47.2
Jun26° / 17°264.715.17.6
Jul29° / 20°193.614.86.7
Aug29° / 20°304.713.76.5
Sep25° / 16°555.912.37.6
Oct21° / 13°877.910.86.8
Nov16° / 677.29.65.2
Dec12° / 566.28.93.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37624
47624
57525
67525
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Perpignan gets around 30 mm of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1714
1814
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2614
2714
2814
2914
3014
3115

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 25% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1192526265
2192526265
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29312322204
30322322193
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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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 5:44 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:448:05
214.35:458:04
314.35:468:03
414.25:478:02
514.25:488:00
614.25:497:59
714.15:507:58
814.15:517:57
914.05:527:55
1014.05:537:54
1114.05:547:52
1213.95:557:51
1313.95:577:50
1413.85:587:48
1513.85:597:47
1613.86:007:45
1713.76:017:44
1813.76:027:42
1913.66:037:41
2013.66:047:39
2113.56:057:37
2213.56:077:36
2313.46:087:34
2413.46:097:32
2513.36:107:31
2613.36:117:29
2713.36:127:27
2813.26:137:26
2913.26:147:24
3013.16:157:22
3113.16:167:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Perpignan?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Perpignan in August

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

In August, Perpignan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Perpignan in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 20 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Perpignan 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 Perpignan peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Perpignan?

Perpignan sits at 42.7°N, 2.9°E, 43 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Figueres, 48 km away.

Topography around Perpignan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Perpignan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,892 m.

The land around Perpignan is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, grassland (22%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
2,892 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Figueres 48 km · Roses 54 km · Narbonne 55 km · Banyoles 65 km · Olot 66 km · Carcassonne 73 km · Béziers 76 km · Girona 80 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 Perpignan (42.6976°, 2.8954°, elevation 43 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).