Early August 1 August
79°F
Typical afternoon high
27% historical wet-day frequency
France · City
Paris & around
in August.
Is August a good time?
Warm days.
A steady visitor season.
August averages 79°F afternoons, with about 7 rain days.
- Afternoons
- 79°F
- Rain days
- 7
- Visitor demand
- 96%of June peak
Historical Ile-de-France regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. This covers Paris and the whole Île-de-France region: Versailles, Disneyland Paris, Saint-Denis and the suburbs. Central Paris on its own is busier than these figures show, because the visitors concentrate there while the population count includes the whole region.
Overall match
8.0/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#1 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather9.0/10Excellent
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostModeratefor Europe; France-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your August
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 79°F (26°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 57°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 14 hours of daylight. About 7 rain days in a typical August.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 14 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 06:42 and sets about 21:08 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 57°F (14°C); afternoons reach about 79°F (26°C). Expect rain on about 7 days in a typical August.
Typical afternoon
79°F (26°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
57°F (14°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 26m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late August?
Early and late August have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 79°F on the 1st, versus 77°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 27% to 20% between those dates.
Mid August 15 August
79°F
Typical afternoon high
22% historical wet-day frequency
Late August 31 August
77°F
Typical afternoon high
20% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 15 Aug Assumption Day.
Daily calendar & holiday datesAugust 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
August 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
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| 279° | 379° | 479° | 580° | 680° | 780° | 880° |
| 980° | 1080° | 1180° | 1280° | 1379° | 1480° | 1579° |
| 1680° | 1780° | 1880° | 1979° | 2079° | 2179° | 2279° |
| 2378° | 2478° | 2578° | 2678° | 2778° | 2878° | 2977° |
| 3077° | 3177° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons cool from about 79°F (26°C) in the first week to 77°F (25°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 18–27%.
School-holiday dates for August 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 15 Aug Assumption Day. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds, cost and getting there
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Steady all year. August averages 96% of June's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.
Overnight stays across Ile-de-France do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
Well below usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
France as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 110 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from New York JFK, Los Angeles, Newark and Boston and 13 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat
Year-to-year variation
How much does August vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 72°F (22°C) and 84°F (29°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 79°F (26°C). Rain days ranged from 2 to 11; half the years had 5–9.
Rain days in each August
Rain days
7
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 10 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
6 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
6 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
26 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76°F | 10 |
| 2012 | 81°F | 2 |
| 2013 | 78°F | 5 |
| 2014 | 72°F | 11 |
| 2015 | 80°F | 9 |
| 2016 | 81°F | 4 |
| 2017 | 77°F | 9 |
| 2018 | 81°F | 8 |
| 2019 | 80°F | 7 |
| 2020 | 83°F | 7 |
| 2021 | 74°F | 7 |
| 2022 | 84°F | 4 |
| 2023 | 76°F | 11 |
| 2024 | 80°F | 6 |
| 2025 | 80°F | 5 |
Checked against 62 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
July, August
or September?
| Typical conditions | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 79°F | 79°F | 73°F |
| Rain days | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Overnight demand | 98% | 96% | 96% |
July: Similar monthly conditions to August. July guide →
September: Cooler afternoons than August. September guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with August Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.
Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than August.
Your comparison
August or July?
Overnight stays vary little through the year.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest well below usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the July guide →| Typical conditions | August | July |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 79°F | 79°F |
| Nights | 57°F | 58°F |
| Rain days | 7 | 8 |
| Visitor season | Steady all year | Steady all year |
| Overall / 10 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| Month rank | #1 | #2 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5 | #11 | 46°F | 35°F | 14 | 4.5 | Steady all year |
| February | 5.8 | #10 | 49°F | 35°F | 9 | 5.2 | Steady all year |
| March | 6.3 | #8 | 56°F | 38°F | 9 | 6.2 | Steady all year |
| April | 7.1 | #6 | 62°F | 42°F | 8 | 7.7 | Steady all year |
| May | 7.3 | #5 | 68°F | 48°F | 9 | 8.3 | Steady all year |
| June | 7.5 | #4 | 75°F | 55°F | 9 | 8.8 | Steady all year |
| July | 7.9 | #2 | 79°F | 58°F | 8 | 9.0 | Steady all year |
| August | 8.0 | #1 | 79°F | 57°F | 7 | 9.0 | Steady all year |
| September | 7.7 | #3 | 73°F | 52°F | 7 | 9.1 | Steady all year |
| October | 6.7 | #7 | 64°F | 47°F | 10 | 7.4 | Steady all year |
| November | 5.9 | #9 | 53°F | 41°F | 10 | 5.6 | Steady all year |
| December | 5.4 | #12 | 49°F | 38°F | 12 | 4.6 | Steady all year |
Near here
Nearby places in August
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
PicardyFrance · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 6.8 · Excellent weather, 77°F (25°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Eastern NormandyFrance · about 80 miles
Balanced Overall 6.2 · Very good weather, 75°F (24°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Western NormandyFrance · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 6.0 · Very good weather, 74°F (24°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Bruges & the Belgian coastWest Flanders · Belgium · about 160 miles
Balanced Overall 5.7 · Very good weather, 75°F (24°C) · Peak season · Cost expensive
Nantes & Pays de la LoireFrance · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 6.3 · Very good weather, 78°F (26°C) · Peak season · Cost expensive
Elsewhere in Europe
As good as Paris & around in August, but quieter
Paris & around's weather ranks 13 of 41 city regions this month. Paris & around already has excellent weather in August; these city regions outside France are about as good and quieter for their season, nearest first.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 96% of the busiest and about average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Ile-de-France region, suburbs included. That means about 250,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 40% of them from France itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 89,000 more: 36 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 80 |
| How our weather was checked | 62 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.3°C), night lows within 2°F (1.2°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 20 |
| Busiest month here | June · 21 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.0% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 42nd percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 40% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 36 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 2.6% |
| National hotel-price season | France historical 2024–2025 index: A little above usual (+6% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 12.5 million |
| Statistical region | FR10 · Ile-de-France |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.