Dinant weather in August

In August, Dinant sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 82 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dinant's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dinant's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:35 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Dinant is town in Dinant 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 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Dinant reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22314
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42314
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62314
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How August really feels in Dinant

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.

Dinant 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 / 73132.68.30.0
Feb / 6812.43.49.70.4
Mar10° / 6713.21.711.51.9
Apr14° / 58120.213.53.6
May17° / 6913.2015.24.9
Jun20° / 11°7112.1016.15.8
Jul22° / 13°7512.4015.76.3
Aug22° / 13°8212.1014.36.2
Sep18° / 10°5910.9012.45.6
Oct14° / 6312010.53.7
Nov / 6612.80.88.81.5
Dec / 8214.62.87.90.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44159
54060
63961
73961
83961
93862
103763
113862
123763
133664
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dinant gets around 82 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
638
738
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1640
1740
1840
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2140
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2539
2639
2738
2838
2938
3037
3137

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14042171
24043171
34043161
44044151
54144141
64145141
74145131
84145131
94145131
104245131
114245131
124244121
134344131
144344131
154443131
164442131
174542131
184541131
194640131
204739131
214838131
224937121
235136121
245235121
255434111
265533111
275732101
285831101
29593191
30603091
31613081

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
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1712calm
1812calm
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2012calm
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2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:138:20
215.15:158:18
315.05:168:17
415.05:178:15
514.95:198:13
614.95:208:12
714.85:228:10
814.75:238:08
914.75:258:07
1014.65:268:05
1114.65:288:03
1214.55:298:01
1314.55:317:59
1414.45:327:57
1514.45:347:55
1614.35:357:53
1714.25:377:52
1814.25:387:50
1914.15:407:48
2014.15:427:46
2114.05:437:43
2213.95:457:41
2313.95:467:39
2413.85:487:37
2513.85:497:35
2613.75:517:33
2713.65:527:31
2813.65:547:29
2913.55:567:27
3013.55:577:24
3113.45:597:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
44.9Bright
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104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dinant?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Dinant for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dinant in August

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

In August, Dinant sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Dinant 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 Dinant peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dinant 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 Dinant is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1218 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dinant?

Dinant sits at 50.3°N, 4.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Jambes, 22 km away.

JambesNamurAndenneMarche-en-FamenneChâteletChâtelineauWalcourtMontignies-sur-Sambre

Topography around Dinant

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dinant has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m.

The land around Dinant is covered by trees (38%), cropland (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
739 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Jambes 22 km · Namur 23 km · Andenne 29 km · Marche-en-Famenne 31 km · Châtelet 32 km · Châtelineau 33 km · Walcourt 34 km · Montignies-sur-Sambre 34 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 Dinant (50.2581°, 4.9117°, 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).