Vitry-le-François weather in August

In August, Vitry-le-François sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 61 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vitry-le-François's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vitry-le-François's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:40 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

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 Vitry-le-François reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°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)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
82615
92515
102515
112515
122515
132515
142515
152515
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172514
182514
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202414
212414
222414
232414
242414
252414
262414
272313
282313
292313
302313
312313

How August really feels in Vitry-le-François

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.

Vitry-le-François weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7112.31.28.50.4
Feb / 6111.31.89.80.9
Mar12° / 5911.60.811.62.8
Apr15° / 5610.7013.44.5
May19° / 10°6811.70155.7
Jun22° / 13°5510.9015.96.5
Jul25° / 15°589.8015.56.9
Aug25° / 14°619.8014.26.9
Sep21° / 11°599.2012.46.4
Oct15° / 7211.8010.54.4
Nov10° / 7212.70.591.9
Dec / 90141.88.10.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
35050
45050
55050
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
145050
155050
164951
174951
184951
194852
204852
214852
224654
234654
244555
254456
264456
274456
284357
294357
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vitry-le-François gets around 61 mm of rain over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
631
731
831
931
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2431
2531
2630
2730
2829
2929
3028
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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13641203
23641193
33641193
43641193
53742183
63742183
73742183
83842183
93842183
103841183
113941182
123941182
133941182
144041182
154041181
164041181
174140181
184140181
194239181
204339181
214438181
224537181
234636171
244835171
254934161
265133151
275232151
285431141
295531131
305730121
316029110

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:208:16
214.95:218:14
314.85:228:13
414.85:248:11
514.75:258:10
614.75:268:08
714.65:288:07
814.65:298:05
914.55:318:03
1014.55:328:02
1114.45:338:00
1214.45:357:58
1314.35:367:56
1414.35:387:55
1514.25:397:53
1614.25:407:51
1714.15:427:49
1814.15:437:47
1914.05:457:45
2014.05:467:44
2113.95:487:42
2213.85:497:40
2313.85:517:38
2413.75:527:36
2513.75:537:34
2613.65:557:32
2713.65:567:30
2813.55:587:28
2913.45:597:25
3013.46:017:23
3113.36:027:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vitry-le-François?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vitry-le-François in August

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

In August, Vitry-le-François sees daytime highs around 25°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 Vitry-le-François 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 Vitry-le-François peaks around July 17 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 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vitry-le-François?

Vitry-le-François sits at 48.7°N, 4.6°E, 102 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Dizier, 28 km away.

Topography around Vitry-le-François

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vitry-le-François.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vitry-le-François has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m.

The land around Vitry-le-François is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Saint-Dizier 28 km · Châlons-en-Champagne 30 km · Bar-le-Duc 43 km · Épernay 58 km · Troyes 60 km · Reims 73 km · Verdun 76 km · Chaumont 80 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 Vitry-le-François (48.7247°, 4.5844°, elevation 102 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).