Roanne weather in August

In August, Roanne sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Roanne's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roanne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:49 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.7 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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Roanne reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°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)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
82615
92615
102615
112615
122615
132615
142614
152514
162514
172514
182514
192514
202514
212514
222514
232514
242514
252413
262413
272413
282413
292413
302313
312313

How August really feels in Roanne

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.

Roanne 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 / 6712.73.78.90.4
Feb / 5711.43.5101.0
Mar12° / 6011.81.511.62.9
Apr15° / 7913.30.613.34.2
May19° / 9214.10.114.75.4
Jun23° / 13°7412.4015.56.3
Jul25° / 15°7110.8015.26.8
Aug25° / 14°7810.60146.9
Sep21° / 11°7910012.36.3
Oct16° / 8211.50.110.74.7
Nov10° / 9012.91.49.22.0
Dec / 7312.538.50.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55347
65347
75347
85347
95446
105446
115545
125644
135644
145644
155743
165743
175743
185644
195644
205545
215446
225446
235446
245248
255248
265050
274951
284951
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Roanne gets around 78 mm of rain over 10.6 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
534
634
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2532
2632
2731
2830
2930
3029
3128

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13939211
23939211
34038211
44037211
54137211
64236211
74236211
84335211
94335201
104435201
114435201
124535191
134536191
144536181
154636171
164636171
174637171
184637171
194637161
204637161
214637161
224737161
234736160
244835160
255034160
265233150
275332150
285531140
295630140
305829130
316028120

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:30 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:308:10
214.65:318:08
314.65:328:07
414.55:348:06
514.55:358:04
614.45:368:03
714.45:378:01
814.45:388:00
914.35:407:58
1014.35:417:57
1114.25:427:55
1214.25:437:54
1314.15:457:52
1414.15:467:50
1514.05:477:49
1614.05:497:47
1713.95:507:45
1813.95:517:44
1913.85:527:42
2013.85:547:40
2113.75:557:38
2213.75:567:37
2313.65:587:35
2413.65:597:33
2513.56:007:31
2613.56:017:29
2713.46:037:27
2813.46:047:25
2913.36:057:24
3013.36:077:22
3113.26:087:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Roanne?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Roanne in August

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

In August, Roanne sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Roanne 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 Roanne peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Roanne?

Roanne sits at 46.0°N, 4.1°E, 285 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montbrison, 48 km away.

Topography around Roanne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Roanne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,479 m.

The land around Roanne is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
1,479 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Montbrison 48 km · Vichy 51 km · Villefranche-sur-Saône 51 km · Écully 62 km · Tassin-la-Demi-Lune 64 km · Lyon 09 64 km · Lyon 04 66 km · Caluire-et-Cuire 66 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 Roanne (46.0362°, 4.068°, elevation 285 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).