Saint-Chamond Weather in August
Saint-Chamond in August
The short of it: Saint-Chamond in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 61 mm · daylight 14 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Saint-Chamond an average August high of 27°, a low of 15° and some 61 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 6 min in mid-August, 75 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Saint-Chamond runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Rive-de-Gier, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Saint-Chamond, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rive-de-GierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 10 km NE | 28° | 15° | 60 mm |
| Saint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 11 km WSW | 27° | 14° | 64 mm |
| Roche-la-MolièreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km WSW | 26° | 14° | 63 mm |
| Le Chambon-FeugerollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km WSW | 26° | 14° | 63 mm |
| FirminyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km WSW | 27° | 14° | 62 mm |
| Andrézieux-BouthéonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km WNW | 28° | 15° | 62 mm |
| Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 21 km W | 27° | 14° | 62 mm |
| GivorsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 24 km ENE | 28° | 16° | 57 mm |