Frederikshavn weather in August

In August, Frederikshavn sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 77 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. 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 16 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Frederikshavn's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frederikshavn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:51 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Frederikshavn is town in northeast Jutland, Denmark.

Density
1,667/km²
people per km²
Founded
1818

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Frederikshavn reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°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)
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51916
61916
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How August really feels in Frederikshavn

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.

Frederikshavn weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6712.44.570.0
Feb / 469.3490.0
Mar / 4492.711.40.0
Apr / 428.30.413.91.2
May12° / 509.5016.23.2
Jun15° / 13°6610.1017.64.8
Jul18° / 15°568.40176.1
Aug18° / 16°7711.40155.8
Sep15° / 13°7211.3012.54.5
Oct11° / 10°9414.30.1102.6
Nov / 7714.20.97.71.1
Dec / 6913.62.96.40.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145149
155149
165149
175248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Frederikshavn gets around 77 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
333
433
534
635
735
836
936
1036
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2838
2938
3038
3137

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13041253
23041253
33041263
43141253
53141253
63141253
73142243
83142243
93242233
103243233
113343223
123343213
133443213
143543203
153543203
163642192
173742182
183842182
193942172
204141172
214241161
224340151
234539151
244739141
254938131
265037121
275336110
285436100
29563590
30583480
31593470

Wind in August

Winds average 22 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:20 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:208:28
216.14:228:26
316.04:248:24
415.94:268:22
515.94:288:19
615.84:308:17
715.74:328:15
815.64:348:12
915.64:368:10
1015.54:388:08
1115.44:408:05
1215.34:438:03
1315.34:458:00
1415.24:477:58
1515.14:497:55
1615.04:517:53
1715.04:537:50
1814.94:557:48
1914.84:577:45
2014.75:007:42
2114.65:027:40
2214.65:047:37
2314.55:067:35
2414.45:087:32
2514.35:107:29
2614.25:137:26
2714.15:157:24
2814.15:177:21
2914.05:197:18
3013.95:217:15
3113.85:237:13

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 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 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
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Frederikshavn?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Frederikshavn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Frederikshavn in August

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

In August, Frederikshavn sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Frederikshavn 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 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Frederikshavn 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 Frederikshavn peaks around August 10 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Frederikshavn?

Frederikshavn sits at 57.4°N, 10.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Skagen, 31 km away.

SkagenHjørringNørresundbyAalborgBjörlandaVästra FrölundaMajornaGothenburg

Topography around Frederikshavn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frederikshavn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Frederikshavn is covered by water (45%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (57%) within 16 km, and water (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
141 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Skagen 31 km · Hjørring 33 km · Nørresundby 56 km · Aalborg 57 km · Björlanda 85 km · Västra Frölunda 86 km · Majorna 87 km · Gothenburg 90 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 Frederikshavn (57.4407°, 10.5366°, elevation 8 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).