Morges weather in August

In August, Morges sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 118 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Morges's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:38 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Morges is Switzerland.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Morges reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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)
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How August really feels in Morges

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.

Morges weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 107136.88.80.0
Feb / 9211.26.7100.2
Mar / 9812.74.511.61.8
Apr12° / 9412.82.213.33.1
May16° / 120150.214.84.5
Jun20° / 13°11314.2015.55.7
Jul22° / 15°12614.3015.26.2
Aug22° / 15°11813.80146.2
Sep18° / 12°10912.8012.45.5
Oct14° / 107130.310.73.7
Nov / 11613.53.29.21.5
Dec / 12313.86.88.40.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
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45842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Morges gets around 118 mm of rain over 13.8 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
546
646
746
846
946
1046
1146
1245
1345
1445
1545
1644
1744
1844
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2043
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2243
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2642
2742
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3142

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 35% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12236393
22236393
32335384
42335384
52435374
62534374
72634374
82733364
92733354
102833354
112833344
122934344
132934334
143034324
153035323
163036313
173036313
183036303
193137303
203137293
213237293
223236283
233336283
243536273
253635263
263835253
273934242
284134232
294333222
304433212
314633191

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:19 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:198:01
214.75:208:00
314.65:217:59
414.65:227:57
514.55:247:56
614.55:257:54
714.45:267:53
814.45:287:51
914.45:297:50
1014.35:307:48
1114.35:317:47
1214.25:337:45
1314.25:347:43
1414.15:357:42
1514.15:367:40
1614.05:387:38
1714.05:397:37
1813.95:407:35
1913.95:427:33
2013.85:437:31
2113.85:447:30
2213.75:467:28
2313.65:477:26
2413.65:487:24
2513.55:507:22
2613.55:517:20
2713.45:527:18
2813.45:547:16
2913.35:557:15
3013.35:567:13
3113.25:577:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
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 Morges?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Morges for sightseeing.

What to pack for Morges in August

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

In August, Morges sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Morges 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 Morges peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Morges?

Morges sits at 46.5°N, 6.5°E, 380 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Renens, 8.0 km away.

NyonVeveyYverdon-les-BainsMontreux

Topography around Morges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,580 m.

The land around Morges is covered by water (36%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (36%), trees (24%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
1,158 m
80 km
4,580 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
August weather nearby: Renens 8.0 km · Lausanne 10 km · Pully 12 km · Thonon-les-Bains 16 km · Nyon 24 km · Vevey 27 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 32 km · Montreux 33 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 Morges (46.5113°, 6.4985°, elevation 380 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).