Cannes Weather in August
Cannes in August
The short of it: Cannes in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 20° · rain 22 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Cannes an average August high of 28°, a low of 20° and some 22 mm of rain. The height of summer in Cannes, with afternoons near 28°. Rain is modest, about 22 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-August, 69 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Cannes runs about middling and about as wet in August. Le Cannet, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Cannes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le CannetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 3 km N | 28° | 20° | 22 mm |
| VallaurisProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 4 km NE | 27° | 20° | 21 mm |
| MouginsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6 km NNW | 28° | 19° | 24 mm |
| Mandelieu-la-NapouleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6 km W | 28° | 20° | 25 mm |
| Juan-les-PinsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 8 km ENE | 28° | 20° | 19 mm |
| Sophia AntipolisProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 8 km NNE | 27° | 20° | 22 mm |
| Mouans-SartouxProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 8 km NNW | 28° | 19° | 24 mm |
| ValbonneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9 km N | 28° | 19° | 26 mm |