Viborg weather in August

In August, Viborg sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.9 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 20% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Viborg's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:59 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Viborg is city in central Jutland, Denmark.

Founded
~750 CE

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 Viborg 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
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152113
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311911

How August really feels in Viborg

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.

Viborg 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°5811.63.87.30.0
Feb / -1°459.93.89.10.0
Mar / 4610.82.411.40.6
Apr11° / 46100.613.92.7
May15° / 6111.1016.14.5
Jun18° / 10°7511017.35.6
Jul20° / 12°7211.6016.86.1
Aug20° / 13°7512.6014.95.9
Sep17° / 10°6211.1012.54.9
Oct12° / 70120.110.12.9
Nov / 5311.20.97.90.9
Dec / 5611.62.46.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64159
74060
84060
93961
104060
113961
123862
133862
143763
153763
163763
173862
183763
193763
203763
213961
223862
233862
243862
253862
263862
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Viborg gets around 75 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1640
1741
1841
1942
2042
2142
2243
2343
2443
2543
2644
2744
2843
2943
3043
3143

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14246121
24246111
34246111
44246111
54346111
64346101
74446101
84445101
94545101
104545100
114644100
124644100
134743100
144843100
154842100
164941100
174941100
18514090
19514090
20523990
21533890
22553780
23563680
24583570
25593470
26613360
27623350
28633250
29653140
30663040
31682930

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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1714light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours 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 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:298:28
215.94:318:26
315.84:338:23
415.84:358:21
515.74:378:19
615.64:398:17
715.64:418:15
815.54:438:13
915.44:458:10
1015.44:478:08
1115.34:498:06
1215.24:518:03
1315.14:538:01
1415.14:557:59
1515.04:577:56
1614.94:597:54
1714.85:017:51
1814.85:037:49
1914.75:057:46
2014.65:077:44
2114.55:097:41
2214.55:117:39
2314.45:137:36
2414.35:157:34
2514.25:187:31
2614.15:207:28
2714.15:227:26
2814.05:247:23
2913.95:267:20
3013.85:287:18
3113.85:307:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Viborg?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Viborg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Viborg in August

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

In August, Viborg 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 Viborg 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 63 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 Viborg 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 Viborg 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
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Viborg?

Viborg sits at 56.5°N, 9.4°E, 50 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Skive, 26 km away.

SkiveSilkeborgRandersHerningHolstebroTilstVibyAarhus

Topography around Viborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 35 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 185 m.

The land around Viborg is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), trees (30%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Skive 26 km · Silkeborg 33 km · Randers 39 km · Herning 44 km · Holstebro 49 km · Tilst 52 km · Viby 59 km · Aarhus 60 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 Viborg (56.4532°, 9.402°, elevation 50 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).