Linz weather in August

In August, Linz sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 86 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Linz's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:03 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Linz is capital city of Upper Austria, Austria.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,134/km²
people per km²
Founded
~799 CE

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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Linz reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Linz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5911.26.88.60.0
Feb / -2°4910.15.49.90.2
Mar10° / 6712.53.511.62.0
Apr15° / 5510.40.913.44.4
May19° / 10°8813.10155.7
Jun23° / 13°8713.6015.86.2
Jul25° / 15°9313.7015.56.4
Aug25° / 15°8611.3014.16.7
Sep19° / 11°7410.9012.46.0
Oct14° / 6210.60.410.63.9
Nov / 5410.32.691.1
Dec / -1°57125.78.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
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55545
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125743
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304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Linz gets around 86 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
438
537
637
737
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936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
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1736
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3141

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12545291
22546291
32546281
42546271
52646271
62746261
72846251
82946241
93046231
103146221
113147220
123247210
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173545200
183545200
193644200
203744190
213744190
223943180
234042170
244142170
254341160
264540150
274739140
284938130
295137120
305336110
315535100

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:427:36
214.84:437:34
314.84:457:33
414.84:467:31
514.74:477:30
614.74:497:28
714.64:507:27
814.64:527:25
914.54:537:23
1014.54:547:22
1114.44:567:20
1214.44:577:18
1314.34:587:17
1414.35:007:15
1514.25:017:13
1614.15:037:11
1714.15:047:09
1814.05:057:08
1914.05:077:06
2013.95:087:04
2113.95:107:02
2213.85:117:00
2313.85:136:58
2413.75:146:56
2513.65:156:54
2613.65:176:52
2713.55:186:50
2813.55:206:48
2913.45:216:46
3013.45:226:44
3113.35:246:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
104.9Bright
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214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Linz?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Linz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Linz in August

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

In August, Linz sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Linz 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 Linz peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Linz in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Linz is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Linz's WHO annual average of 13.3 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Oct 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Linz?

Linz sits at 48.3°N, 14.3°E, 266 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Traun, 10 km away.

AmstettenCesky KrumlovPassauČeské Budějovice

Topography around Linz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m around an average of 294 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 718 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,239 m.

The land around Linz is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), grassland (24%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
291 m
16 km
718 m
80 km
2,239 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Traun 10 km · Ansfelden 11 km · Wels 24 km · Steyr 31 km · Amstetten 48 km · Cesky Krumlov 56 km · Passau 69 km · České Budějovice 76 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 Linz (48.3064°, 14.2861°, elevation 266 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).