🇫🇷 Weather in Paris in August
This is what the weather in Paris (France) was like in August in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
26.2 °C
23.3 °C – 29.9 °C
Avg. night-time low
14.4 °C
12.9 °C – 16.6 °C
Avg. rain days in period
8.5
27 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
41.7 mm
21.9 mm – 71.4 mm
Avg. sunshine per day
n/a
Sunshine duration is not available from this data source.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 39.7 °C (14 Aug 2026) · Lowest temperature 8.2 °C (26 Aug 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 19 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 56Sunny
- 86Partly cloudy
- 60Cloudy
- 58Light rain
- 27Rain
Summary
- On average 26.2 °C during the day and 14.4 °C at night.
- On average 8.5 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 41.7 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2026 (avg. 29.9 °C), coolest: 2021 (avg. 23.3 °C).
- Wettest year: 2017 (71.4 mm), driest: 2025 (21.9 mm).
- Extremes: 39.7 °C on 14 Aug 2026 and 8.2 °C on 26 Aug 2018.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max29.9°Avg. min16.6°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 23.7 mm
- Avg. sunshine per day
- n/a
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 39.7 °C · Min 11.9 °C
2025
Avg. max26.4°Avg. min14.0°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 21.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 47 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 34.4 °C · Min 10.3 °C
2024
Avg. max25.3°Avg. min14.4°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 47.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 52 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 32.5 °C · Min 10.2 °C
2023
Avg. max25.0°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 67.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 68 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 31.8 °C · Min 10.2 °C
2022
Avg. max28.5°Avg. min15.4°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 25.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 44 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 34.3 °C · Min 11.1 °C
2021
Avg. max23.3°Avg. min13.0°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 28.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 68 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 28.9 °C · Min 10.7 °C
2020
Avg. max27.4°Avg. min15.7°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 36.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 62 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 37.4 °C · Min 9.9 °C
2019
Avg. max25.7°Avg. min13.7°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 49.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 31.6 °C · Min 9.1 °C
2018
Avg. max25.7°Avg. min13.6°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 45.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 51 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 34.1 °C · Min 8.2 °C
2017
Avg. max24.3°Avg. min12.9°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 71.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 31.4 °C · Min 8.9 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Paris in August?
- Daytime highs averaged 26.2 °C, night-time lows 14.4 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 39.7 °C (14 Aug 2026), the lowest 8.2 °C (26 Aug 2018).
- How often does it rain in Paris in August?
- On average there were 8.5 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 41.7 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)