Holstebro weather in August

In August, Holstebro sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 91 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Holstebro's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Holstebro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:03 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Holstebro is town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark.

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Holstebro reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Holstebro

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.

Holstebro 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 / 7113.22.97.30.0
Feb / 5611.33.19.10.0
Mar / 5211.11.811.40.4
Apr10° / 4710.10.513.92.2
May14° / 5510.70164.0
Jun16° / 11°6911.1017.35.0
Jul19° / 13°7311.8016.85.8
Aug19° / 14°9113.9014.95.6
Sep16° / 11°9113.1012.54.6
Oct12° / 9614.30.110.12.8
Nov / 7814.10.57.91.1
Dec / 7413.71.96.70.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
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54555
64456
74555
84456
94357
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Holstebro gets around 91 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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542
642
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842
943
1043
1143
1244
1344
1445
1545
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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 (%)
13947130
23948120
34048120
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54048110
64048110
74148110
84148110
94248110
104247110
114347110
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24533791
25553681
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27573571
28593461
29613351
30623251
31643240

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 16 hours 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 138 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:338:30
215.94:358:28
315.84:378:26
415.84:398:24
515.74:418:22
615.64:438:20
715.64:458:18
815.54:478:15
915.44:498:13
1015.34:508:11
1115.34:528:09
1215.24:548:06
1315.14:578:04
1415.04:598:02
1515.05:017:59
1614.95:037:57
1714.85:057:54
1814.85:077:52
1914.75:097:49
2014.65:117:47
2114.55:137:44
2214.45:157:42
2314.45:177:39
2414.35:197:36
2514.25:217:34
2614.15:237:31
2714.15:257:29
2814.05:277:26
2913.95:297:23
3013.85:317:21
3113.75:337:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.9Bright
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184.3Bright
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204.2Bright
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224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Holstebro?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Holstebro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Holstebro in August

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

In August, Holstebro sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Holstebro 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 at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 4°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
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Holstebro 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 Holstebro peaks around June 20 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Holstebro?

Holstebro sits at 56.4°N, 8.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Herning, 33 km away.

HerningSkiveViborgSilkeborgRandersVejleHedenstedTilst

Topography around Holstebro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Holstebro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m.

The land around Holstebro is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
176 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Herning 33 km · Skive 34 km · Viborg 49 km · Silkeborg 61 km · Randers 88 km · Vejle 92 km · Hedensted 94 km · Tilst 94 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 Holstebro (56.3601°, 8.6161°, 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).