Chamouny Weather in August
Chamouny in August
The short of it: Chamouny in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 17° · rain 87 mm · daylight 11 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Chamouny an average August high of 23°, a low of 17° and some 87 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Chamouny: highs scarcely reach 23°, nights fall to 17°. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 25 min in mid-August, 25 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Chamouny runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Chemin Grenier, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Chamouny, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemin GrenierSavanne | 1 km W | 23° | 17° | 87 mm |
| SurinamSavanne | 4 km SE | 24° | 18° | 79 mm |
| Rivière des AnguillesSavanne | 9 km E | 23° | 17° | 88 mm |
| Grand BoisSavanne | 10 km NE | 22° | 17° | 96 mm |
| Camp DiableSavanne | 11 km ENE | 23° | 17° | 88 mm |
| L’EscalierGrand Port | 15 km E | 24° | 18° | 83 mm |
| Nouvelle FranceGrand Port | 16 km NE | 21° | 15° | 98 mm |
| Rose BelleGrand Port | 16 km NE | 22° | 16° | 96 mm |