Nørresundby weather in August

In August, Nørresundby sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 15 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 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nørresundby's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nørresundby's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:55 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Nørresundby is human settlement.

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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nørresundby reaches about 20°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Nørresundby

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.

Nørresundby 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 / -1°5711.54.27.10.0
Feb / -1°439.34.190.0
Mar / 4410.32.911.40.6
Apr11° / 46100.513.92.7
May15° / 6210.9016.24.6
Jun18° / 10°7711.6017.55.7
Jul21° / 13°7211.6016.96.2
Aug20° / 13°7912.60156.0
Sep17° / 10°6110.8012.55.0
Oct12° / 7212.10.1102.9
Nov / 54110.97.81.0
Dec / 5411.42.86.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54456
64456
74456
84357
94456
104456
114456
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144357
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274060
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303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nørresundby gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.6 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 (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1640
1740
1841
1941
2041
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3041
3141

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14444111
24444111
34445111
44445111
54445101
64545101
7454591
8464491
9474491
10484481
11484380
12494380
13504280
14514180
15524080
16524080
17523990
18533890
19543790
20553690
21573580
22573580
23583480
24603370
25613270
26633160
27643060
28662950
29672850
30692740
31702640

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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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 4:24 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:248:29
216.04:268:26
315.94:288:24
415.94:308:22
515.84:328:20
615.74:348:18
715.74:368:16
815.64:388:13
915.54:408:11
1015.44:428:09
1115.44:448:06
1215.34:478:04
1315.24:498:01
1415.14:517:59
1515.14:537:56
1615.04:557:54
1714.94:577:51
1814.84:597:49
1914.85:017:46
2014.75:037:44
2114.65:057:41
2214.55:087:38
2314.45:107:36
2414.45:127:33
2514.35:147:31
2614.25:167:28
2714.15:187:25
2814.05:207:22
2914.05:227:20
3013.95:247:17
3113.85:277:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
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45.0Bright
54.9Bright
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74.8Bright
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94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
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174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
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 Nørresundby?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nørresundby for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nørresundby in August

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

In August, Nørresundby sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Nørresundby 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 28 km away) 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
Jan3Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Nørresundby 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 Nørresundby peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nørresundby?

Nørresundby sits at 57.1°N, 9.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Aalborg, 1.0 km away.

HjørringFrederikshavnRandersViborgSkiveSkagenTilst

Topography around Nørresundby

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nørresundby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m.

The land around Nørresundby is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
142 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Aalborg 1.0 km · Hjørring 45 km · Frederikshavn 56 km · Randers 67 km · Viborg 74 km · Skive 77 km · Skagen 84 km · Tilst 97 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 Nørresundby (57.0588°, 9.9228°, elevation 10 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).