Vichy weather in August

In August, Vichy sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Vichy's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vichy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:51 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.6 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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vichy reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°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)
12715
22715
32715
42715
52715
62715
72715
82715
92715
102715
112715
122715
132615
142615
152615
162615
172615
182614
192614
202614
212614
222614
232614
242514
252514
262514
272513
282513
292413
302413
312413

How August really feels in Vichy

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.

Vichy weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6513.12.48.80.8
Feb / 5411.32.4101.4
Mar13° / 5711.2111.63.4
Apr16° / 7412.60.213.34.6
May20° / 8213.3014.75.6
Jun24° / 13°6110.9015.56.6
Jul26° / 15°589.4015.26.8
Aug26° / 14°639.70146.8
Sep22° / 11°709.5012.36.5
Oct17° / 7211.20.110.75.1
Nov11° / 8012.80.89.22.4
Dec / 7112.928.51.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95248
105347
115347
125347
135347
145347
155347
165446
175446
185248
195248
205248
215248
225149
235050
244951
254951
264852
274852
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vichy gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.7 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
330
430
530
630
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2530
2630
2730
2829
2929
3029
3128

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14038202
24038202
34037202
44136202
54236202
64236202
74335202
84335202
94335202
104335201
114335201
124436201
134436191
144437191
154437181
164438181
174438181
184439170
194439170
204439171
214439161
224539161
234638161
244737151
254836151
265035151
275134141
285233141
295432131
305631121
315829121

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 8 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
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:32 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:328:12
214.65:338:11
314.65:358:10
414.55:368:08
514.55:378:07
614.55:388:06
714.45:408:04
814.45:418:03
914.35:428:01
1014.35:438:00
1114.25:457:58
1214.25:467:56
1314.15:477:55
1414.15:487:53
1514.05:507:52
1614.05:517:50
1713.95:527:48
1813.95:537:46
1913.85:557:45
2013.85:567:43
2113.75:577:41
2213.75:597:39
2313.66:007:38
2413.66:017:36
2513.56:027:34
2613.56:047:32
2713.46:057:30
2813.46:067:28
2913.36:087:26
3013.36:097:24
3113.26:107:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vichy?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vichy for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vichy in August

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

In August, Vichy sees daytime highs around 26°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 Vichy 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 Vichy peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vichy?

Vichy sits at 46.1°N, 3.4°E, 266 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Riom, 35 km away.

Topography around Vichy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vichy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,567 m.

The land around Vichy is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (32%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (32%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,567 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Riom 35 km · Cournon-d'Auvergne 46 km · Clermont-Ferrand 47 km · Chamalières 48 km · Moulins 49 km · Roanne 51 km · Issoire 66 km · Montluçon 68 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 Vichy (46.1271°, 3.4258°, elevation 266 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).