Sorgues Weather in August
Sorgues in August
The short of it: Sorgues in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 18° · rain 42 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & May
Thirty years of records give Sorgues an average August high of 32°, a low of 18° and some 42 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-August, 70 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and May.
Against its neighbours, Sorgues runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Le Pontet, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Sorgues, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 16 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le PontetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6 km SSW | 32° | 18° | 41 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-AvignonOccitanie | 8 km SW | 31° | 18° | 42 mm |
| MontfavetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9 km S | 32° | 18° | 40 mm |
| AvignonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9 km SW | 32° | 18° | 41 mm |
| ChâteaurenardProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 14 km S | 32° | 18° | 39 mm |
| CarpentrasProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15 km ENE | 32° | 17° | 41 mm |
| Pernes-les-FontainesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15 km E | 32° | 17° | 38 mm |
| OrangeProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15 km NNW | 32° | 18° | 46 mm |