Vesoul weather in August

In August, Vesoul sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 77 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Vesoul's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vesoul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:37 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.8 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 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vesoul reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
82515
92515
102515
112515
122515
132515
142515
152515
162515
172515
182515
192514
202514
212414
222414
232414
242414
252414
262414
272314
282313
292313
302313
312313

How August really feels in Vesoul

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.

Vesoul weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11414.14.28.70.0
Feb / 9512.34.19.90.6
Mar11° / 95132.211.62.6
Apr15° / 7912.40.413.34.3
May19° / 10°10113.9014.95.5
Jun23° / 13°8212.6015.76.3
Jul25° / 15°7512.2015.46.6
Aug25° / 15°7711.7014.16.7
Sep20° / 11°8811.3012.46.0
Oct15° / 10312.90.110.64.2
Nov / 11414.11.89.11.6
Dec / 13415.44.28.30.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
134951
144951
155050
165050
175050
185050
195050
205050
215050
224951
234852
244852
254852
264753
274753
284555
294555
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vesoul gets around 77 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
438
538
638
739
839
939
1039
1140
1240
1340
1440
1539
1639
1739
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2337
2437
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3035
3135

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13542230
23541240
33541241
43540241
53640241
63640231
73740231
83740221
93740221
103840221
113840211
123840211
133840201
143940201
153941201
163941191
174041190
184041190
194041180
204141180
214240180
224339180
234438180
244637170
254835170
264934160
275133160
285332150
295531140
305730130
315929120

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:17 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:178:06
214.85:188:05
314.75:198:03
414.75:218:02
514.65:228:00
614.65:237:59
714.55:257:57
814.55:267:56
914.45:277:54
1014.45:297:53
1114.35:307:51
1214.35:317:49
1314.25:337:48
1414.25:347:46
1514.15:357:44
1614.15:377:42
1714.05:387:40
1814.05:407:39
1913.95:417:37
2013.95:427:35
2113.85:447:33
2213.85:457:31
2313.75:467:29
2413.75:487:27
2513.65:497:25
2613.55:517:24
2713.55:527:22
2813.45:537:20
2913.45:557:18
3013.35:567:16
3113.35:577:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vesoul?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vesoul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vesoul in August

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

In August, Vesoul sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vesoul in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vesoul peaks around July 14 at about 8 (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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vesoul?

Vesoul sits at 47.6°N, 6.1°E, 236 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Besançon, 43 km away.

Topography around Vesoul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vesoul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 248 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,237 m.

The land around Vesoul is covered by grassland (34%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
1,237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Besançon 43 km · Montbéliard 51 km · Belfort 53 km · Audincourt 56 km · Épinal 66 km · Dole 77 km · La Chaux-de-Fonds 78 km · Pontarlier 82 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 Vesoul (47.626°, 6.1425°, elevation 236 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).