Rodez weather in August

In August, Rodez sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 83 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rodez's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rodez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

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 Rodez 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 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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
142514
152514
162514
172514
182514
192514
202414
212414
222414
232414
242413
252413
262413
272413
282313
292313
302313
312313

How August really feels in Rodez

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.

Rodez weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9412.73.390.8
Feb / 7710.93.110.21.3
Mar12° / 8512.2211.62.9
Apr14° / 11013.30.813.23.8
May18° / 10913.50.114.65.3
Jun22° / 12°8811.2015.36.5
Jul25° / 14°769.60157.2
Aug25° / 14°8310.4013.87.1
Sep21° / 11°959.7012.36.5
Oct16° / 9511.90.110.84.8
Nov11° / 10012.30.99.42.3
Dec / 9712.42.28.71.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55941
65941
75941
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185941
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245743
255743
265743
275743
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rodez gets around 83 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
435
535
635
735
835
934
1034
1134
1234
1333
1433
1533
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2631
2731
2831
2930
3030
3130

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13340261
23339261
33339261
43438262
53538262
63538252
73638252
83738242
93738242
103738242
113738231
123738231
133838231
143838231
153838221
163838221
173938221
183938221
193938230
203938230
214037230
224037230
234136220
244335220
254434210
264633200
274833190
284932180
295231170
305430160
315530150

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:418:11
214.55:428:10
314.45:438:08
414.45:448:07
514.35:458:06
614.35:468:04
714.35:478:03
814.25:498:02
914.25:508:00
1014.15:517:59
1114.15:527:57
1214.05:537:56
1314.05:547:54
1414.05:567:53
1513.95:577:51
1613.95:587:50
1713.85:597:48
1813.86:007:46
1913.76:027:45
2013.76:037:43
2113.66:047:41
2213.66:057:40
2313.56:067:38
2413.56:077:36
2513.46:097:34
2613.46:107:33
2713.36:117:31
2813.36:127:29
2913.26:137:27
3013.26:157:25
3113.16:167:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rodez?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Rodez for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rodez in August

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

In August, Rodez sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rodez 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 Rodez peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rodez?

Rodez sits at 44.4°N, 2.6°E, 627 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Millau, 49 km away.

Topography around Rodez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rodez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 570 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Rodez is covered by trees (32%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (32%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Millau 49 km · Albi 58 km · Aurillac 65 km · Castres 87 km · Cahors 91 km · Montauban 104 km · Balma 119 km · Tulle 120 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 Rodez (44.3526°, 2.5734°, elevation 627 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).