Greve weather in August

In August, Greve sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.7 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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Greve's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greve's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:50 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Greve reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°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)
12115
22115
32115
42115
52115
62115
72115
82115
92115
102115
112115
122115
132015
142015
152015
162015
172015
182015
192015
202015
212014
222014
232014
241914
251914
261914
271914
281914
291914
301914
311913

How August really feels in Greve

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.

Greve 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 / 5311.847.40.0
Feb / -0°429.63.99.20.0
Mar / 439.72.311.40.3
Apr10° / 3990.413.82.1
May14° / 5210.2015.94.2
Jun18° / 12°6711.1017.15.5
Jul20° / 14°6811.4016.66.1
Aug20° / 15°7311.7014.86.1
Sep16° / 12°6110.3012.55.0
Oct12° / 6312.2010.12.9
Nov / 5511.40.981.0
Dec / 5711.92.66.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74654
84654
94555
104555
114555
124555
134654
144654
154555
164555
174555
184654
194555
204555
214654
224654
234654
244555
254456
264456
274357
284456
294456
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Greve gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12649232
22648232
32748242
42748242
52847241
62847241
72946241
83046241
93145241
103145230
113244230
123344230
133443230
143543230
153542220
163642220
173742210
183841211
193841201
203941191
214041181
224140181
234240171
244440161
254539141
264739131
274938121
285038111
295237101
30533791
31553681

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light 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 4:22 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:228:12
215.84:248:10
315.74:268:08
415.64:278:06
515.64:298:04
615.54:318:02
715.44:338:00
815.44:357:57
915.34:377:55
1015.24:397:53
1115.24:417:51
1215.14:437:49
1315.04:457:46
1415.04:477:44
1514.94:497:42
1614.84:507:39
1714.74:527:37
1814.74:547:35
1914.64:567:32
2014.54:587:30
2114.45:007:27
2214.45:027:25
2314.35:047:22
2414.25:067:20
2514.25:087:17
2614.15:107:15
2714.05:127:12
2813.95:147:09
2913.85:167:07
3013.85:187:04
3113.75:207:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
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
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Greve?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Greve for sightseeing.

What to pack for Greve in August

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

In August, Greve sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Greve 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Greve 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 Greve peaks around June 23 at about 5 (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 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Greve?

Greve sits at 55.6°N, 12.3°E, 3 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Ishøj, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Greve

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greve has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Greve is covered by water (34%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (38%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Ishøj 5.0 km · Vallensbæk 7.0 km · Taastrup 7.0 km · Solrød Strand 7.0 km · Albertslund 9.0 km · Brøndbyvester 10 km · Avedøre 11 km · Glostrup 11 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 Greve (55.5833°, 12.3°, elevation 3 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).