SeasonMapFrance in August
August is France's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 24 destinations average 79/100, led by Ajaccio at 94 — 29°C and 4 rainy days — while Courchevel is cooler at 19°C and scores 16.
#5 of 12 months for France · 24 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Where in France in August
| # | Place | Type | Feels-like high | Rain | Comfort | At its best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajaccio | Island | 29°C | 20 mm · 4 days | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 2 | Cannes | Beach | 29°C | 27 mm · 5 days | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 3 | Lille | City | 24°C | 45 mm · 11 days | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 4 | Nantes | City | 25°C | 36 mm · 6 days | 93 tier S | Yes |
| 5 | Nice | Beach | 32°C | 48 mm · 8 days | 93 tier S | Yes |
| 6 | Saint-Tropez | Beach | 30°C | 21 mm · 3 days | 93 tier S | Yes |
| 7 | Bonifacio | Beach | 28°C | 12 mm · 2 days | 92 tier S | Yes |
| 8 | La Rochelle | Beach | 25°C | 29 mm · 7 days | 91 tier S | Yes |
| 9 | Paris | City | 25°C | 50 mm · 9 days | 90 tier S | Yes |
| 10 | Annecy | City | 25°C | 112 mm · 12 days | 89 tier A | Yes |
| 11 | Biarritz | Beach | 24°C | 67 mm · 11 days | 89 tier A | Yes |
| 12 | Bordeaux | City | 29°C | 37 mm · 6 days | 87 tier A | — |
| 13 | Strasbourg | City | 26°C | 75 mm · 13 days | 87 tier A | — |
| 14 | Colmar | City | 26°C | 106 mm · 14 days | 85 tier A | — |
| 15 | Lyon | City | 29°C | 69 mm · 9 days | 85 tier A | — |
| 16 | Carcassonne | City | 30°C | 26 mm · 6 days | 83 tier A | — |
| 17 | Toulouse | City | 30°C | 41 mm · 8 days | 83 tier A | — |
| 18 | Montpellier | City | 30°C | 43 mm · 4 days | 82 tier A | — |
| 19 | Aix-en-Provence | City | 31°C | 41 mm · 3 days | 81 tier A | — |
| 20 | Marseille | City | 30°C | 38 mm · 3 days | 81 tier A | — |
| 21 | Avignon | City | 32°C | 56 mm · 3 days | 79 tier B | — |
| 22 | Val d'Isère | Ski resort | 19°C | 147 mm · 18 days | 18 tier F | — |
| 23 | Chamonix | Ski resort | 24°C | 128 mm · 14 days | 16 tier F | — |
| 24 | Courchevel | Ski resort | 19°C | 84 mm · 12 days | 16 tier F | — |
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in France in August
- The August crush · Ajaccio and 2 more places · 15 Jul – 31 Aug
- Journees Napoleoniennes · Ajaccio · 12–15 Aug
- Festival d'Art Pyrotechnique · Cannes · 4 Jul – 24 Aug (usually)
- Le Voyage a Nantes · Nantes · 4 Jul – 6 Sep
- The Ile de Re summer · La Rochelle · 10 Jul – 25 Aug
- Fete du lac · Annecy · 1 Aug
- Storks on the nests · Strasbourg · 15 Feb – 31 Aug (usually)
- Foire aux Vins d'Alsace · Colmar · 31 Jul – 9 Aug
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 10 of France's 20 well-known places this month.