Saumur weather in August

In August, Saumur sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Saumur's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saumur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Saumur is commune in Maine-et-Loire, France.

Density
502/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Saumur reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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)
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How August really feels in Saumur

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.

Saumur weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6010.90.78.71.4
Feb10° / 51100.89.92.0
Mar13° / 5010.30.211.63.6
Apr16° / 5510.7013.34.8
May20° / 10°6511014.85.9
Jun23° / 13°488.6015.66.8
Jul26° / 15°437.5015.37.1
Aug26° / 15°457.40147.2
Sep22° / 12°477.5012.46.9
Oct17° / 6811.4010.65.2
Nov12° / 6511.709.12.9
Dec / 6911.70.38.31.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44555
54555
64654
74654
84753
94852
104852
114852
124951
135050
145050
155149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saumur gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2622
2722
2821
2921
3021
3121

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13241243
23340244
33340234
43339234
53439234
63539234
73538234
83538234
93637234
103637234
113737224
123737224
133836224
143836224
153936224
163936223
174036213
184036213
194135213
204135213
214235203
224334203
234534192
244633182
254733182
264932172
275032162
285231152
295331142
305331142
315530132

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:438:30
214.75:448:29
314.75:458:27
414.75:478:26
514.65:488:24
614.65:498:23
714.55:518:21
814.55:528:20
914.45:538:18
1014.45:548:16
1114.35:568:15
1214.35:578:13
1314.25:588:12
1414.26:008:10
1514.16:018:08
1614.16:028:06
1714.06:048:05
1814.06:058:03
1913.96:078:01
2013.96:087:59
2113.86:097:57
2213.76:117:55
2313.76:127:54
2413.66:137:52
2513.66:157:50
2613.56:167:48
2713.56:177:46
2813.46:197:44
2913.46:207:42
3013.36:217:40
3113.36:237:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Saumur?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saumur in August

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

In August, Saumur sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saumur 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 Saumur peaks around July 24 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saumur?

Saumur sits at 47.3°N, 0.1°W, 34 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Angers, 43 km away.

Topography around Saumur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saumur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m.

The land around Saumur is covered by trees (31%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), trees (25%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
284 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Angers 43 km · La Flèche 49 km · Bressuire 56 km · Joué-lès-Tours 57 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 58 km · Tours 61 km · Saint-Avertin 63 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 64 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 Saumur (47.2593°, -0.0781°, elevation 34 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).