Wiener Neustadt weather in August

In August, Wiener Neustadt sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 101 mm of rain across 12.4 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Wiener Neustadt's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wiener Neustadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:56 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Wiener Neustadt is city in Lower Austria, Austria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
735/km²
people per km²
Founded
1194

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Wiener Neustadt reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°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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312113

How August really feels in Wiener Neustadt

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.

Wiener Neustadt 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 / -3°378.65.88.60.0
Feb / -2°378.55.19.90.1
Mar / 5611.34.111.61.7
Apr14° / 5811.11.313.44.0
May19° / 10°9514.7014.95.3
Jun22° / 13°10014015.76.0
Jul24° / 15°10814.6015.46.3
Aug24° / 14°10112.4014.16.6
Sep19° / 11°8910.6012.45.9
Oct13° / 63100.510.63.8
Nov / 549.62.89.11.1
Dec / -2°449.24.98.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45842
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
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315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wiener Neustadt gets around 101 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
344
444
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1142
1242
1342
1442
1541
1641
1741
1840
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2738
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3038
3138

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12638342
22638342
32639332
42739322
52740312
62840302
72941291
83042281
93042261
103143251
113144241
123146221
133247211
143247201
153248191
163348181
173348181
183448171
193448171
203547171
213646171
223745161
233944161
244142161
254341151
264539151
274738141
285036131
295235121
305434111
315633101

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
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129calm
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159calm
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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 4:36 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:367:26
214.84:377:25
314.74:397:23
414.74:407:22
514.74:417:21
614.64:427:19
714.64:447:17
814.54:457:16
914.54:467:14
1014.44:487:13
1114.44:497:11
1214.34:517:09
1314.34:527:08
1414.24:537:06
1514.24:557:04
1614.14:567:02
1714.14:577:01
1814.04:596:59
1913.95:006:57
2013.95:026:55
2113.85:036:53
2213.85:046:51
2313.75:066:49
2413.75:076:47
2513.65:086:45
2613.65:106:43
2713.55:116:41
2813.45:136:39
2913.45:146:37
3013.35:156:35
3113.35:176:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
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95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
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204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wiener Neustadt?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wiener Neustadt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wiener Neustadt in August

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

In August, Wiener Neustadt sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wiener Neustadt 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 Wiener Neustadt 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
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJun 1316 µg/m³Nov 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wiener Neustadt?

Wiener Neustadt sits at 47.8°N, 16.2°E, 270 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Eisenstadt, 22 km away.

PerchtoldsdorfSemmeringMeidlingFavoriten

Topography around Wiener Neustadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wiener Neustadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,959 m.

The land around Wiener Neustadt is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
903 m
80 km
1,959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Eisenstadt 22 km · Baden 22 km · Sopron 30 km · Mödling 32 km · Perchtoldsdorf 35 km · Semmering 36 km · Meidling 41 km · Favoriten 41 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 Wiener Neustadt (47.8049°, 16.232°, elevation 270 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).