Steyr weather in August

In August, Steyr sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 133 mm of rain across 14.3 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 24°C in the first days to 21°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 Steyr's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steyr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:03 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Steyr reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°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)
12415
22415
32415
42415
52414
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182314
192314
202314
212313
222313
232313
242313
252213
262213
272213
282213
292212
302112
312112

How August really feels in Steyr

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.

Steyr 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 / -4°7512.38.88.60.0
Feb / -3°6511.87.99.90.1
Mar / 8814.55.911.61.6
Apr14° / 8013.1213.43.8
May18° / 13216.70.114.95.1
Jun22° / 12°13616.3015.85.6
Jul24° / 14°13315.8015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°13314.3014.16.3
Sep19° / 10°11313.1012.45.5
Oct13° / 82120.710.63.7
Nov / 7212.24.391.0
Dec / -2°7513.48.48.20.0

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135545
145545
155545
165545
175545
185446
195446
205446
215446
225347
235347
245248
255149
265149
275050
285050
295050
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Steyr gets around 133 mm of rain over 14.3 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
248
347
447
547
647
747
847
947
1047
1147
1247
1346
1446
1546
1646
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2346
2446
2547
2648
2748
2849
2949
3050
3150

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12242342
22242342
32243332
42343322
52344322
62444312
72544292
82645281
92645271
102746261
112746261
122846251
132847251
142947241
152946241
163046241
173046231
183146231
193145231
203245231
213345221
223444221
233544211
243643201
253842191
264041181
274240171
284539161
294738140
304937130
315236120

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:34 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:427:34
214.84:447:33
314.84:457:31
414.74:467:30
514.74:487:28
614.64:497:27
714.64:507:25
814.54:527:24
914.54:537:22
1014.44:547:21
1114.44:567:19
1214.34:577:17
1314.34:597:15
1414.25:007:14
1514.25:017:12
1614.15:037:10
1714.15:047:08
1814.05:057:06
1914.05:077:05
2013.95:087:03
2113.95:107:01
2213.85:116:59
2313.75:126:57
2413.75:146:55
2513.65:156:53
2613.65:176:51
2713.55:186:49
2813.55:206:47
2913.45:216:45
3013.35:226:43
3113.35:246:41

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 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Steyr?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Steyr for sightseeing.

What to pack for Steyr in August

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

In August, Steyr sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Steyr 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 Steyr peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steyr?

Steyr sits at 48.0°N, 14.4°E, 290 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Ansfelden, 21 km away.

WelsAmstettenHallstattCesky KrumlovSankt Pölten

Topography around Steyr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steyr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,241 m.

The land around Steyr is covered by trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
929 m
80 km
2,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ansfelden 21 km · Traun 24 km · Linz 31 km · Wels 32 km · Amstetten 35 km · Hallstatt 79 km · Cesky Krumlov 86 km · Sankt Pölten 92 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 Steyr (48.0427°, 14.4213°, elevation 290 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).