Weather in Nantes in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Nantes;
Average weather
Average temperature in Nantes in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +24°C with a maximum of +33°C and a minimum of +10°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +22°C.
Is Nantes warm or cold in August?
Nantes is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +24°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +15°C to +14°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is the hottest month in Nantes, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Nantes in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +24°C | +22°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +7°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +42°C | +39°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 43 mm | 40 mm | 46 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 73% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +24°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 43 mm to 40 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Nantes is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Nantes?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nantes in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+14°C) and the highest in 2022 (+19°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 424 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2000 with 898 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nantes, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.