Thonon-les-Bains weather in August

In August, Thonon-les-Bains sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 136 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Thonon-les-Bains's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thonon-les-Bains's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:38 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 19.5 µg/m³ · 2010

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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Thonon-les-Bains reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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)
12213
22213
32213
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92212
102212
112212
122212
132212
142212
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182212
192212
202112
212111
222111
232111
242111
252111
262111
272111
282011
292011
302010
312010

How August really feels in Thonon-les-Bains

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.

Thonon-les-Bains weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°11612.310.28.80.0
Feb / -4°10111.19.4100.0
Mar / -1°10912.9811.61.5
Apr12° / 11314.45.413.32.9
May16° / 16117.71.314.74.2
Jun20° / 10°14616.20.115.55.4
Jul22° / 12°14615.4015.26.0
Aug22° / 12°13614.40146.1
Sep18° / 11513.10.212.45.3
Oct13° / 11112.7210.73.5
Nov / 12313.36.69.21.0
Dec / -3°13213.29.88.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
55941
65842
75842
85842
95842
105743
115743
125743
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205842
215842
225842
235743
245743
255743
265743
275644
285545
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Thonon-les-Bains gets around 136 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
448
548
648
748
848
948
1047
1147
1247
1347
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2744
2844
2944
3044
3143

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
147476
247476
347467
448457
548457
649447
750437
851427
951427
1053416
1153416
1254406
1355405
1455405
1557394
1657394
1758393
1858393
1958393
2059383
2160382
2260382
2361372
2462362
2563352
2664342
2765332
2866322
2969301
3070291
3172271

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:19 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:198:01
214.75:218:00
314.65:227:58
414.65:237:57
514.55:247:55
614.55:257:54
714.45:277:53
814.45:287:51
914.35:297:50
1014.35:307:48
1114.25:327:46
1214.25:337:45
1314.15:347:43
1414.15:367:42
1514.05:377:40
1614.05:387:38
1713.95:397:36
1813.95:417:35
1913.85:427:33
2013.85:437:31
2113.75:457:29
2213.75:467:28
2313.65:477:26
2413.65:497:24
2513.55:507:22
2613.55:517:20
2713.45:527:18
2813.45:547:16
2913.35:557:14
3013.35:567:12
3113.25:587:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Thonon-les-Bains?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Thonon-les-Bains for sightseeing.

What to pack for Thonon-les-Bains in August

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

In August, Thonon-les-Bains sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Thonon-les-Bains 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 Thonon-les-Bains peaks around July 15 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 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Thonon-les-Bains?

Thonon-les-Bains sits at 46.4°N, 6.5°E, 436 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Morges, 16 km away.

Topography around Thonon-les-Bains

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Thonon-les-Bains.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thonon-les-Bains has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,501 m.

The land around Thonon-les-Bains is covered by trees (39%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (39%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
272 m
16 km
1,511 m
80 km
4,501 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
August weather nearby: Morges 16 km · Nyon 18 km · Lausanne 20 km · Renens 21 km · Pully 21 km · Annemasse 27 km · Vevey 30 km · Geneva 32 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 Thonon-les-Bains (46.3705°, 6.4798°, elevation 436 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).