Valence weather in August

In August, Valence sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 53 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Valence's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valence's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 53 mm; 6.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 54 min; 5:47 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 10.4 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Valence reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	15
24	27	15
25	27	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	25	14

How August really feels in Valence

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Valence weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 1°	68	10.7	2.6	9	1.0
Feb	9° / 1°	55	9.1	2.5	10.1	1.8
Mar	13° / 4°	57	9.6	1.1	11.6	3.8
Apr	17° / 7°	80	10.8	0.4	13.2	5.1
May	20° / 11°	83	10.8	0.1	14.6	6.3
Jun	25° / 14°	60	8.6	0	15.3	7.1
Jul	28° / 16°	54	6.6	0	15.1	7.1
Aug	27° / 16°	53	6.7	0	13.9	7.1
Sep	23° / 13°	84	7.7	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	17° / 9°	97	10.5	0.1	10.7	5.4
Nov	11° / 5°	108	11.3	1.3	9.4	2.7
Dec	8° / 2°	67	11.1	2.2	8.7	1.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	68	68	67
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	32	32	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Valence gets around 53 mm of rain over 6.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	23
7	23
8	23
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	22
13	22
14	21
15	20
16	20
17	19
18	19
19	19
20	19
21	19
22	19
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	21
31	21

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	31	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	49	51	52	53	55
Comfortable (%)	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	36	34	33	32	31	30
Humid (%)	27	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	31	39	27	2
2	31	39	28	2
3	32	39	27	2
4	32	38	27	2
5	33	38	27	2
6	34	37	27	2
7	35	37	26	2
8	36	37	26	2
9	36	37	25	2
10	37	37	24	2
11	38	37	24	2
12	39	37	23	2
13	39	37	22	2
14	40	38	21	1
15	40	38	20	1
16	41	38	19	1
17	41	39	19	1
18	42	39	18	1
19	42	39	18	1
20	42	39	18	1
21	43	39	17	1
22	43	39	17	1
23	44	38	17	1
24	45	37	17	1
25	46	37	16	1
26	47	36	16	1
27	49	34	16	1
28	51	33	15	1
29	52	32	15	1
30	53	31	15	1
31	55	30	14	1

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:05	6:06
Sunset (PM)	8:03	8:02	8:01	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.6	5:30	8:03
2	14.5	5:31	8:02
3	14.5	5:32	8:01
4	14.4	5:33	7:59
5	14.4	5:34	7:58
6	14.4	5:35	7:57
7	14.3	5:37	7:55
8	14.3	5:38	7:54
9	14.2	5:39	7:52
10	14.2	5:40	7:51
11	14.1	5:41	7:49
12	14.1	5:43	7:48
13	14.0	5:44	7:46
14	14.0	5:45	7:45
15	13.9	5:46	7:43
16	13.9	5:47	7:41
17	13.9	5:49	7:40
18	13.8	5:50	7:38
19	13.8	5:51	7:36
20	13.7	5:52	7:35
21	13.7	5:54	7:33
22	13.6	5:55	7:31
23	13.6	5:56	7:30
24	13.5	5:57	7:28
25	13.5	5:58	7:26
26	13.4	6:00	7:24
27	13.4	6:01	7:22
28	13.3	6:02	7:21
29	13.3	6:03	7:19
30	13.2	6:05	7:17
31	13.2	6:06	7:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Valence?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Valence in August

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

In August, Valence sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Valence 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 Valence peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	6	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Valence?

Valence sits at 44.9°N, 4.9°E, 126 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Bourg-lès-Valence, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Valence

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valence has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,697 m.

The land around Valence is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

artificial surfaces 51%

16 km

760 m

cropland 35%

80 km

2,697 m

trees 63%

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← July Valence year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Bourg-lès-Valence 3.0 km · Romans-sur-Isère 18 km · Annonay 40 km · Montélimar 43 km · Vienne 67 km · Échirolles 68 km · Fontaine 68 km · Saint-Chamond 69 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

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 Valence (44.9256°, 4.9096°, elevation 126 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	15
24	27	15
25	27	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	25	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	23
7	23
8	23
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	22
13	22
14	21
15	20
16	20
17	19
18	19
19	19
20	19
21	19
22	19
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	21
31	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	31	39	27	2
2	31	39	28	2
3	32	39	27	2
4	32	38	27	2
5	33	38	27	2
6	34	37	27	2
7	35	37	26	2
8	36	37	26	2
9	36	37	25	2
10	37	37	24	2
11	38	37	24	2
12	39	37	23	2
13	39	37	22	2
14	40	38	21	1
15	40	38	20	1
16	41	38	19	1
17	41	39	19	1
18	42	39	18	1
19	42	39	18	1
20	42	39	18	1
21	43	39	17	1
22	43	39	17	1
23	44	38	17	1
24	45	37	17	1
25	46	37	16	1
26	47	36	16	1
27	49	34	16	1
28	51	33	15	1
29	52	32	15	1
30	53	31	15	1
31	55	30	14	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	15
24	27	15
25	27	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	25	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	23
7	23
8	23
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	22
13	22
14	21
15	20
16	20
17	19
18	19
19	19
20	19
21	19
22	19
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	21
31	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	31	39	27	2
2	31	39	28	2
3	32	39	27	2
4	32	38	27	2
5	33	38	27	2
6	34	37	27	2
7	35	37	26	2
8	36	37	26	2
9	36	37	25	2
10	37	37	24	2
11	38	37	24	2
12	39	37	23	2
13	39	37	22	2
14	40	38	21	1
15	40	38	20	1
16	41	38	19	1
17	41	39	19	1
18	42	39	18	1
19	42	39	18	1
20	42	39	18	1
21	43	39	17	1
22	43	39	17	1
23	44	38	17	1
24	45	37	17	1
25	46	37	16	1
26	47	36	16	1
27	49	34	16	1
28	51	33	15	1
29	52	32	15	1
30	53	31	15	1
31	55	30	14	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	15
24	27	15
25	27	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	25	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	23
7	23
8	23
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	22
13	22
14	21
15	20
16	20
17	19
18	19
19	19
20	19
21	19
22	19
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	21
31	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	31	39	27	2
2	31	39	28	2
3	32	39	27	2
4	32	38	27	2
5	33	38	27	2
6	34	37	27	2
7	35	37	26	2
8	36	37	26	2
9	36	37	25	2
10	37	37	24	2
11	38	37	24	2
12	39	37	23	2
13	39	37	22	2
14	40	38	21	1
15	40	38	20	1
16	41	38	19	1
17	41	39	19	1
18	42	39	18	1
19	42	39	18	1
20	42	39	18	1
21	43	39	17	1
22	43	39	17	1
23	44	38	17	1
24	45	37	17	1
25	46	37	16	1
26	47	36	16	1
27	49	34	16	1
28	51	33	15	1
29	52	32	15	1
30	53	31	15	1
31	55	30	14	1