Sunshine Map

The sunniest places in France in August

The sunniest place in France in August is Ajaccio — Sunshine Score 93/100, around 30°C days and 16 mm of rain across the month, ahead of Calvi (93) and Marseille (92). 53 destinations compared from long-term climate normals.

Chasing pure heat instead? Avignon is France's warmest in August at 32°C / 90°F average daytime highs.

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#DestinationScoreDay highRainSea
1Ajaccio9330° / 86°F16 mm26°
2Calvi9329° / 84°F15 mm26°
3Marseille9229° / 84°F21 mm23°
4Toulon9227° / 81°F15 mm25°
5Saint-Tropez9227° / 81°F15 mm25°
6Figari9228° / 82°F15 mm26°
7Nice9126° / 79°F23 mm27°
8Bastia9131° / 88°F18 mm28°
9Avignon9032° / 90°F31 mm
10Nîmes/Garons8932° / 90°F36 mm
11Montpellier/Méditerranée8930° / 86°F25 mm24°
12Béziers8831° / 88°F30 mm23°
13Perpignan/Rivesaltes8828° / 82°F29 mm
14Castres8529° / 84°F39 mm
15Carcassonne8530° / 86°F36 mm
16Île d'Yeu8420° / 68°F43 mm20°
17La Rochelle8323° / 73°F46 mm23°
18Bordeaux8327° / 81°F46 mm
19Toulouse/Blagnac8230° / 86°F51 mm
20Bergerac8229° / 84°F51 mm
21Saint-Nazaire/Montoir8225° / 77°F48 mm22°
22Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées8228° / 82°F51 mm
23Rodez/Marcillac8127° / 81°F60 mm
24Lorient/Lann/Bihoué8123° / 73°F55 mm17°
25Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein)8128° / 82°F53 mm
26Brive8127° / 81°F56 mm
27Biarritz8127° / 81°F53 mm24°
28Poitiers/Biard8127° / 81°F53 mm
29Nantes8124° / 75°F48 mm
30Le Mans8126° / 79°F51 mm
31Tours8126° / 79°F49 mm
32Rennes8124° / 75°F47 mm
33Dinard8022° / 72°F50 mm20°
34Lyon7927° / 81°F66 mm
35Limoges/Bellegarde7926° / 79°F63 mm
36Le Puy-en-Velay7925° / 77°F66 mm
37Brest7920° / 68°F59 mm19°
38Aurillac7825° / 77°F74 mm
39Chambéry7827° / 81°F76 mm
40Grenoble7826° / 79°F76 mm

Top 40 of 53 shown — every destination is on the France country page.

Worldwide instead? See where it's sunny in August or Europe's sunniest in August. For the hottest rather than the sunniest, the France heat guide covers every month.