Igls weather in August

In August, Igls sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 211 mm of precipitation across 20.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Igls's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
211 mm
20.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:17 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Igls reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°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)
1189
2189
3189
4188
5188
6188
7188
8188
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15188
16178
17178
18178
19178
20178
21178
22177
23177
24177
25177
26167
27167
28167
29167
30167
31166

How August really feels in Igls

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.

Igls weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -10°881313.68.70.0
Feb-1° / -8°8112.813.6100.0
Mar / -5°10915.914.711.60.0
Apr / -2°1151611.413.30.8
May12° / 18321.86.714.82.3
Jun16° / 19921.52.515.63.5
Jul18° / 20021.10.815.34.3
Aug17° / 21120.10.6144.3
Sep13° / 14015.73.312.43.2
Oct / 116136.810.61.8
Nov / -5°10512.811.39.10.1
Dec-1° / -9°9313.413.88.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94357
104357
114456
124456
134456
144357
154357
164357
174456
184456
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244258
254258
264159
274159
284159
294159
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Igls gets around 211 mm of rain and snow over 20.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 65% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1651
2651
3651
4641
5641
6641
7641
8641
9651
10651
11650
12650
13650
14660
15660
16650
17651
18651
19651
20651
21652
22652
23653
24653
25654
26654
27645
28645
29636
30636
31627

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
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 4:57 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:577:44
214.74:587:42
314.75:007:41
414.65:017:40
514.65:027:38
614.65:037:37
714.55:057:35
814.55:067:34
914.45:077:32
1014.45:097:30
1114.35:107:29
1214.35:117:27
1314.25:137:25
1414.25:147:24
1514.15:157:22
1614.15:177:20
1714.05:187:19
1814.05:197:17
1913.95:217:15
2013.95:227:13
2113.85:237:11
2213.75:257:09
2313.75:267:08
2413.65:277:06
2513.65:297:04
2613.55:307:02
2713.55:317:00
2813.45:336:58
2913.45:346:56
3013.35:366:54
3113.35:376:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Igls?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Igls for sightseeing.

What to pack for Igls in August

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

In August, Igls sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Igls in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Igls peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Igls?

Igls sits at 47.2°N, 11.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Wilten, 3.0 km away.

Garmisch-PartenkirchenPenzbergBad Tölz

Topography around Igls

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igls has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,111 m around an average of 874 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,236 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,469 m.

The land around Igls is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,111 m
16 km
2,236 m
80 km
3,469 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Wilten 3.0 km · Innsbruck 4.0 km · Pradl 4.0 km · Hötting 5.0 km · Telfs 27 km · Garmisch-Partenkirchen 37 km · Penzberg 58 km · Bad Tölz 60 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 Igls (47.2313°, 11.4102°, elevation 0 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).