Fredericia weather in August

In August, Fredericia sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fredericia's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fredericia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:01 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Fredericia is town in Denmark.

Founded
1650

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Fredericia reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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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32213
42213
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82213
92213
102213
112113
122113
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311912

How August really feels in Fredericia

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.

Fredericia 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 / -0°5411.83.27.40.0
Feb / -1°449.73.29.20.0
Mar / 4510.31.911.40.7
Apr11° / 429.40.413.82.9
May16° / 5410.9015.94.7
Jun18° / 10°6511017.15.7
Jul21° / 13°6812016.66.1
Aug21° / 13°7212.3014.86.0
Sep17° / 10°5711012.55.1
Oct12° / 5911.50.110.13.1
Nov / 5011.20.781.1
Dec / 55112.26.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34258
44258
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
144060
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313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fredericia gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
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2140
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041
3142

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14146121
24146111
34146111
44246111
54246111
64346101
74446101
84445101
94545101
104544101
114644100
124644100
134743100
144743100
154842100
164842100
17494190
18494191
19504091
20504091
21513991
22533881
23533881
24543781
25563671
26573571
27593461
28613351
29623251
30643141
31653041

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
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2715light breeze
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2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:328:22
215.84:348:20
315.74:368:18
415.64:388:16
515.64:408:14
615.54:418:12
715.44:438:10
815.44:458:08
915.34:478:05
1015.24:498:03
1115.24:518:01
1215.14:537:59
1315.04:557:56
1415.04:577:54
1514.94:597:52
1614.85:017:49
1714.75:037:47
1814.75:057:45
1914.65:077:42
2014.55:097:40
2114.45:117:37
2214.45:127:35
2314.35:147:32
2414.25:167:30
2514.15:187:27
2614.15:207:25
2714.05:227:22
2813.95:247:20
2913.85:267:17
3013.85:287:14
3113.75:307:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fredericia?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fredericia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fredericia in August

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

In August, Fredericia sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Fredericia in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Fredericia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fredericia peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fredericia?

Fredericia sits at 55.6°N, 9.8°E, 16 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Middelfart, 7.0 km away.

HorsensHaderslevOdenseAabenraa

Topography around Fredericia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fredericia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Fredericia is covered by water (39%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, water (39%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Middelfart 7.0 km · Kolding 20 km · Vejle 21 km · Hedensted 23 km · Horsens 33 km · Haderslev 39 km · Odense 44 km · Aabenraa 62 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Fredericia (55.5657°, 9.7526°, elevation 16 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).