Semmering weather in August

In August, Semmering sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 138 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Semmering's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Semmering's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 138 mm; 16.7 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 06 min; 4:58 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 1st clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Semmering reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	10

How August really feels in Semmering

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Semmering weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	0° / -5°	57	11.3	10.7	8.7	0.0
Feb	2° / -4°	53	10.4	10.4	9.9	0.0
Mar	6° / -1°	77	14.2	9.9	11.6	0.5
Apr	11° / 3°	85	14.4	5	13.3	2.5
May	16° / 7°	133	18.9	0.5	14.9	3.9
Jun	19° / 11°	142	18.5	0	15.7	4.9
Jul	21° / 12°	149	19.2	0	15.4	5.2
Aug	21° / 12°	138	16.7	0	14.1	5.4
Sep	16° / 8°	112	14.1	0.3	12.4	4.5
Oct	11° / 4°	78	12	2.5	10.6	2.7
Nov	6° / 0°	63	10.9	6.8	9.1	0.5
Dec	1° / -4°	56	11.6	10.1	8.3	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	48	48	49	50	50	49	49	49	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	49	49	48	48	46	46	45	45	44	44
Cloudier (%)	52	52	51	50	50	51	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	51	51	52	52	54	54	55	55	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	44	56

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Semmering gets around 138 mm of rain over 16.7 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 55% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	59	58	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	53
20	53
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	53

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	51	51	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	60	61	62	63	64	66	68	69	72	73
Comfortable (%)	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	29	28	26	25
Humid (%)	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	44	12
2	45	44	12
3	45	43	11
4	46	43	11
5	47	42	10
6	48	41	10
7	49	41	10
8	51	40	9
9	51	40	9
10	53	39	8
11	53	39	8
12	54	39	7
13	54	39	7
14	55	39	6
15	56	38	6
16	56	38	6
17	57	38	5
18	57	38	5
19	58	37	5
20	58	37	5
21	58	37	5
22	60	36	4
23	61	35	4
24	62	34	4
25	63	33	4
26	64	32	4
27	66	31	3
28	68	29	3
29	69	28	3
30	72	26	2
31	73	25	2

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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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 4:38 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	4:38	4:39	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:12	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:19
Sunset (PM)	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.8	4:38	7:27
2	14.8	4:39	7:26
3	14.7	4:41	7:25
4	14.7	4:42	7:23
5	14.6	4:43	7:22
6	14.6	4:45	7:20
7	14.5	4:46	7:19
8	14.5	4:47	7:17
9	14.4	4:49	7:15
10	14.4	4:50	7:14
11	14.3	4:51	7:12
12	14.3	4:53	7:10
13	14.2	4:54	7:09
14	14.2	4:55	7:07
15	14.1	4:57	7:05
16	14.1	4:58	7:04
17	14.0	4:59	7:02
18	14.0	5:01	7:00
19	13.9	5:02	6:58
20	13.9	5:03	6:56
21	13.8	5:05	6:54
22	13.8	5:06	6:53
23	13.7	5:08	6:51
24	13.7	5:09	6:49
25	13.6	5:10	6:47
26	13.6	5:12	6:45
27	13.5	5:13	6:43
28	13.4	5:15	6:41
29	13.4	5:16	6:39
30	13.3	5:17	6:37
31	13.3	5:19	6:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Semmering?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Semmering for sightseeing.

What to pack for Semmering in August

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

In August, Semmering sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Semmering 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 Semmering 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 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	8	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Semmering 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 Semmering is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	11	14	15	14	15	13	13	11	10	10	12
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Semmering?

Semmering sits at 47.6°N, 15.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Wiener Neustadt, 36 km away.

Topography around Semmering

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Semmering has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m around an average of 1,024 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,667 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,142 m.

The land around Semmering is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

904 m

trees 85%

16 km

1,667 m

trees 79%

80 km

2,142 m

trees 61%

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← July Semmering year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Wiener Neustadt 36 km · Baden 51 km · Eisenzicken 51 km · Eisenstadt 57 km · Sopron 57 km · Mödling 61 km · Perchtoldsdorf 63 km · Andritz 65 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

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 Semmering (47.6335°, 15.8299°, 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	53
20	53
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	44	12
2	45	44	12
3	45	43	11
4	46	43	11
5	47	42	10
6	48	41	10
7	49	41	10
8	51	40	9
9	51	40	9
10	53	39	8
11	53	39	8
12	54	39	7
13	54	39	7
14	55	39	6
15	56	38	6
16	56	38	6
17	57	38	5
18	57	38	5
19	58	37	5
20	58	37	5
21	58	37	5
22	60	36	4
23	61	35	4
24	62	34	4
25	63	33	4
26	64	32	4
27	66	31	3
28	68	29	3
29	69	28	3
30	72	26	2
31	73	25	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	53
20	53
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	44	12
2	45	44	12
3	45	43	11
4	46	43	11
5	47	42	10
6	48	41	10
7	49	41	10
8	51	40	9
9	51	40	9
10	53	39	8
11	53	39	8
12	54	39	7
13	54	39	7
14	55	39	6
15	56	38	6
16	56	38	6
17	57	38	5
18	57	38	5
19	58	37	5
20	58	37	5
21	58	37	5
22	60	36	4
23	61	35	4
24	62	34	4
25	63	33	4
26	64	32	4
27	66	31	3
28	68	29	3
29	69	28	3
30	72	26	2
31	73	25	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	53
20	53
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	44	12
2	45	44	12
3	45	43	11
4	46	43	11
5	47	42	10
6	48	41	10
7	49	41	10
8	51	40	9
9	51	40	9
10	53	39	8
11	53	39	8
12	54	39	7
13	54	39	7
14	55	39	6
15	56	38	6
16	56	38	6
17	57	38	5
18	57	38	5
19	58	37	5
20	58	37	5
21	58	37	5
22	60	36	4
23	61	35	4
24	62	34	4
25	63	33	4
26	64	32	4
27	66	31	3
28	68	29	3
29	69	28	3
30	72	26	2
31	73	25	2