Bulle weather in August

In August, Bulle sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 163 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Bulle's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:35 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2020

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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bulle reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52112
62112
72112
82112
92112
102112
112112
122112
132112
142112
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202112
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222011
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262011
272011
281911
291911
301910
311910

How August really feels in Bulle

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.

Bulle weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°12313.311.38.80.0
Feb / -4°11111.810.5100.0
Mar / -1°11413.69.111.60.8
Apr11° / 11715.16.513.32.2
May15° / 16518.21.614.83.7
Jun19° / 10°16218.10.215.64.9
Jul21° / 12°16816.8015.35.6
Aug21° / 12°163160145.7
Sep17° / 12613.60.412.44.9
Oct12° / 11613.32.510.63.1
Nov / -0°12713.57.59.20.6
Dec / -4°14013.910.88.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45347
55248
65248
75248
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245050
255050
265050
274951
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bulle gets around 163 mm of rain over 16 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
553
653
753
853
953
1053
1153
1253
1352
1452
1552
1651
1751
1851
1951
2050
2150
2250
2350
2449
2549
2649
2749
2848
2948
3048
3148

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
149465
249466
349456
449456
549456
650446
750446
851436
951436
1053425
1153425
1254415
1355414
1456404
1556404
1658393
1758393
1859383
1960382
2061372
2161372
2262362
2362362
2463352
2564342
2666331
2767321
2869301
2970291
3072271
3173261

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 5:16 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:167:59
214.75:177:58
314.65:197:57
414.65:207:55
514.55:217:54
614.55:227:52
714.55:247:51
814.45:257:49
914.45:267:48
1014.35:287:46
1114.35:297:45
1214.25:307:43
1314.25:317:41
1414.15:337:40
1514.15:347:38
1614.05:357:36
1714.05:377:35
1813.95:387:33
1913.95:397:31
2013.85:417:29
2113.85:427:28
2213.75:437:26
2313.75:457:24
2413.65:467:22
2513.55:477:20
2613.55:487:18
2713.45:507:16
2813.45:517:14
2913.35:527:12
3013.35:547:10
3113.25:557:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.06 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
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bulle?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bulle for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bulle in August

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

In August, Bulle sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bulle 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 Bulle 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
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bulle?

Bulle sits at 46.6°N, 7.1°E, 771 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Fribourg, 22 km away.

FribourgMontreuxVeveyPullyLausanneYverdon-les-BainsRenensMonthey

Topography around Bulle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulle has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 774 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,747 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,030 m.

The land around Bulle is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
1,747 m
80 km
4,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Fribourg 22 km · Montreux 23 km · Vevey 24 km · Pully 32 km · Lausanne 34 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 36 km · Renens 37 km · Monthey 41 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Bulle (46.618°, 7.0569°, elevation 771 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).