Hohenems weather in August

In August, Hohenems sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 188 mm of precipitation across 17.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hohenems's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hohenems's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Precipitation
188 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:23 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Hohenems is second-level administrative country subdivision of Austria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hohenems reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Hohenems

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hohenems weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°10512.8128.70.0
Feb / -6°9811.811.59.90.0
Mar / -3°12015.113.211.60.5
Apr10° / 11815.39.813.32.0
May15° / 17319.65.314.83.4
Jun18° / 19019.31.515.74.5
Jul20° / 11°18218.70.615.35.1
Aug20° / 10°18817.40.414.15.3
Sep16° / 13514.62.612.44.3
Oct12° / 11112.5510.62.8
Nov / -2°11512.710.19.10.5
Dec / -6°1181412.68.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
44951
54951
64951
74951
84852
94852
104753
114951
124852
134852
144852
154852
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314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Hohenems gets around 188 mm of rain and snow over 17.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 56% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1570
2570
3570
4570
5570
6570
7570
8570
9560
10560
11560
12560
13550
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15550
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17540
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22551
23552
24552
25563
26563
27564
28574
29574
30575
31565

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169301
269301
370291
470291
571281
672271
773261
874251
975241
1076231
1177221
1278211
1379201
1481190
1582180
1683170
1784160
1884160
1985150
2085150
2186140
2286140
2386140
2487130
2587130
2688120
2788120
2889110
2989110
3090100
319190

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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44calm
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64calm
74calm
84calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:037:51
214.75:057:50
314.75:067:48
414.75:077:47
514.65:097:45
614.65:107:44
714.55:117:42
814.55:137:41
914.45:147:39
1014.45:157:38
1114.35:167:36
1214.35:187:34
1314.25:197:33
1414.25:207:31
1514.15:227:29
1614.15:237:28
1714.05:257:26
1814.05:267:24
1913.95:277:22
2013.95:297:20
2113.85:307:18
2213.85:317:17
2313.75:337:15
2413.65:347:13
2513.65:357:11
2613.55:377:09
2713.55:387:07
2813.45:407:05
2913.45:417:03
3013.35:427:01
3113.35:446:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hohenems?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hohenems for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hohenems in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Hohenems sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Hohenems in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hohenems peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hohenems?

Hohenems sits at 47.4°N, 9.7°E, 522 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Dornbirn, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Hohenems

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hohenems.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hohenems has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,078 m around an average of 626 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,955 m.

The land around Hohenems is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,078 m
16 km
1,659 m
80 km
2,955 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Dornbirn 7.0 km · Lustenau 8.0 km · Feldkirch 15 km · Bregenz 16 km · Lindau 21 km · Saint Gallen 25 km · Bludenz 25 km · Vaduz 27 km

Austria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 82% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$62,930
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 616
Religion
Roman Catholic 55%none 22%Muslim 8%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hohenems (47.3612°, 9.6869°, elevation 522 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).