Ringsted weather in August

In August, Ringsted sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 71 mm of rain across 12.1 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 20°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 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 Ringsted's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ringsted's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:53 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Ringsted is city in 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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ringsted 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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How August really feels in Ringsted

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.

Ringsted 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°4911.23.97.50.0
Feb / -1°399.43.89.20.0
Mar / 4310.12.411.40.7
Apr11° / 409.70.413.82.8
May16° / 5410.8015.94.8
Jun19° / 11°6811.9017.15.7
Jul21° / 13°7111.5016.66.3
Aug21° / 13°7112.1014.86.2
Sep17° / 10°5510.2012.55.3
Oct12° / 5610.9010.13.1
Nov / 4610.60.981.0
Dec / 501136.90.0

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54258
64258
74258
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ringsted gets around 71 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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237
337
438
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638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13747151
23747151
33747151
43847151
53847141
63847141
73947131
83947131
94047131
104047131
114146120
124146120
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194642120
204741120
214840120
224939110
235039110
245138110
255337100
26553690
27563590
28583480
29603370
30623260
31633160

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 15 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
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514light breeze
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815light breeze
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1015light breeze
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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 4:25 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:258:13
215.74:268:11
315.74:288:09
415.64:308:07
515.64:328:05
615.54:348:03
715.44:368:01
815.44:387:59
915.34:407:57
1015.24:417:55
1115.24:437:52
1215.14:457:50
1315.04:477:48
1414.94:497:46
1514.94:517:43
1614.84:537:41
1714.74:557:39
1814.74:577:36
1914.64:597:34
2014.55:017:31
2114.45:037:29
2214.45:057:26
2314.35:077:24
2414.25:097:21
2514.15:117:19
2614.15:137:16
2714.05:147:14
2813.95:167:11
2913.85:187:09
3013.85:207:06
3113.75:227:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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95.0Bright
104.9Bright
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144.7Bright
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174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ringsted?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ringsted for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ringsted in August

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ringsted 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 37 km away) 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
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Ringsted 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 Ringsted peaks around June 20 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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ringsted?

Ringsted sits at 55.4°N, 11.8°E, 54 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Næstved, 24 km away.

KøgeSlagelseRoskildeSolrød StrandKlinteby FrihedHolbækGreve

Topography around Ringsted

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ringsted has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m.

The land around Ringsted is covered by cropland (37%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Næstved 24 km · Køge 25 km · Slagelse 28 km · Roskilde 29 km · Solrød Strand 29 km · Klinteby Frihed 30 km · Holbæk 31 km · Greve 36 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 Ringsted (55.4426°, 11.7901°, elevation 54 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).