Asse weather in August

In August, Asse sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Asse's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:37 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Asse is town in Asse municipality, Belgium.

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Asse reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12415
22415
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42315
52315
62315
72315
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112314
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272113
282113
292113
302113
312113

How August really feels in Asse

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.

Asse 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 / 6111.60.98.20.5
Feb / 5511.11.49.70.8
Mar11° / 5311.30.811.52.4
Apr14° / 4611.4013.54.0
May18° / 6011.9015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°6411.1016.26.0
Jul23° / 14°7012.2015.86.4
Aug22° / 14°7411.9014.36.4
Sep19° / 12°5410.3012.45.9
Oct15° / 5811010.44.2
Nov10° / 6211.80.38.72.0
Dec / 7112.91.17.80.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44060
54060
63961
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123763
133664
143664
153763
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213664
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283466
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Asse gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.9 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 rain averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
435
535
636
736
837
938
1038
1139
1240
1340
1440
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2240
2340
2439
2539
2638
2737
2837
2936
3036
3135

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 (%)
13045222
23146222
33146222
43146212
53146212
63246212
73245202
83245202
93345202
103345202
113345202
123344202
133444202
143444202
153543202
163543202
173543192
183643192
193642192
203742192
213841182
224041182
234140172
244339162
254538162
264736152
274935142
285134141
295234131
305433121
315532121

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:148:25
215.15:158:23
315.15:178:22
415.05:188:20
515.05:208:18
614.95:218:17
714.95:238:15
814.85:248:13
914.85:268:11
1014.75:278:10
1114.65:298:08
1214.65:308:06
1314.55:328:04
1414.55:338:02
1514.45:358:00
1614.45:377:58
1714.35:387:56
1814.25:407:54
1914.25:417:52
2014.15:437:50
2114.15:457:48
2214.05:467:46
2313.95:487:44
2413.95:497:41
2513.85:517:39
2613.75:527:37
2713.75:547:35
2813.65:567:33
2913.65:577:30
3013.55:597:28
3113.46:007:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Asse?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Asse for sightseeing.

What to pack for Asse in August

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

In August, Asse sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Asse in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asse peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Asse 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 Asse is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Asse?

Asse sits at 50.9°N, 4.2°E, 81 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Dilbeek, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Asse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m.

The land around Asse is covered by trees (32%), cropland (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (28%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), trees (25%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
424 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Dilbeek 8.0 km · Berchem-Sainte-Agathe 8.0 km · Denderleeuw 9.0 km · Ganshoren 9.0 km · Meise 10 km · Jette 10 km · Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 10 km · Koekelberg 11 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

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 Asse (50.9101°, 4.1984°, elevation 81 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).