Rambouillet weather in August

In August, Rambouillet sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 56 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rambouillet's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rambouillet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.3 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Rambouillet reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°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)
12514
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32514
42514
52514
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72514
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102514
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232313
242313
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282313
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312213

How August really feels in Rambouillet

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.

Rambouillet weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5211.10.98.50.7
Feb / 469.71.29.81.2
Mar11° / 5110.50.511.62.9
Apr15° / 5110.80.113.44.2
May18° / 6711.40155.5
Jun21° / 12°5810.4015.86.3
Jul24° / 14°539.4015.57.0
Aug24° / 14°568.9014.27.0
Sep20° / 11°468.5012.46.4
Oct16° / 6110.7010.54.6
Nov10° / 5811.20.392.2
Dec / 6612.318.10.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24555
34555
44555
54555
64456
74456
84357
94357
104357
114456
124456
134456
144357
154357
164258
174258
184258
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224159
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244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rambouillet gets around 56 mm of rain over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2328
2428
2528
2628
2727
2827
2927
3027
3126

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14040173
24040173
34139173
44239173
54338173
64337173
74437172
84536172
94536172
104635172
114635172
124635172
134635172
144635172
154635172
164735172
174735171
184735161
194835161
204834161
214934161
225033161
235133151
245232151
255431141
265530141
275630131
285729131
295829121
305829121
316028111

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
1611calm
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1911calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 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 5:31 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:318:27
214.95:328:25
314.85:348:24
414.85:358:22
514.75:368:21
614.75:388:19
714.65:398:17
814.65:408:16
914.55:428:14
1014.55:438:13
1114.45:458:11
1214.45:468:09
1314.35:478:07
1414.35:498:06
1514.25:508:04
1614.25:528:02
1714.15:538:00
1814.15:557:58
1914.05:567:56
2013.95:577:54
2113.95:597:52
2213.86:007:50
2313.86:027:48
2413.76:037:47
2513.76:057:44
2613.66:067:42
2713.56:077:40
2813.56:097:38
2913.46:107:36
3013.46:127:34
3113.36:137:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rambouillet?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Rambouillet for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Rambouillet in August

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

In August, Rambouillet sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rambouillet 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 Rambouillet peaks around June 22 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rambouillet?

Rambouillet sits at 48.6°N, 1.8°E, 159 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Maurepas, 15 km away.

Topography around Rambouillet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rambouillet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Rambouillet is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
300 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Maurepas 15 km · Élancourt 18 km · Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 20 km · Trappes 20 km · Montigny-le-Bretonneux 20 km · Plaisir 22 km · Gif-sur-Yvette 23 km · Les Clayes-sous-Bois 23 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 Rambouillet (48.6437°, 1.8299°, elevation 159 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).