Ahlen weather in August

In August, Ahlen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ahlen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahlen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:20 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ahlen reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
12415
22415
32415
42415
52415
62415
72415
82415
92415
102414
112414
122414
132414
142314
152314
162314
172314
182314
192314
202314
212314
222214
232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292113
302113
312112

How August really feels in Ahlen

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.

Ahlen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7213.92.88.10.0
Feb / 5711.83.69.60.3
Mar10° / 6012.61.411.52.0
Apr14° / 4810.50.213.64.1
May18° / 5611015.45.6
Jun21° / 12°6111.5016.36.1
Jul23° / 14°7113.20166.3
Aug23° / 14°7312014.46.4
Sep19° / 11°6211012.45.7
Oct14° / 6612.1010.43.8
Nov / 6712.90.98.61.5
Dec / 7413.62.87.60.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74060
83862
93862
103862
113664
123664
133664
143565
153565
163466
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233268
243169
253070
263070
273070
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ahlen gets around 73 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2338
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14143151
24143151
34143151
44243151
54243151
64342151
74342141
84441141
94441151
104540151
114539151
124539151
134638151
144637161
154736161
164735161
174835161
184834161
194933161
205033161
215132161
225231161
235430151
245430151
255629141
265828131
276027121
286126121
296226111
306425101
31652591

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:568:13
215.24:578:12
315.24:598:10
415.15:008:08
515.15:028:07
615.05:038:05
715.05:058:03
814.95:078:01
914.95:087:59
1014.85:107:57
1114.75:117:55
1214.75:137:54
1314.65:157:52
1414.65:167:50
1514.55:187:48
1614.45:207:46
1714.45:217:43
1814.35:237:41
1914.25:247:39
2014.25:267:37
2114.15:287:35
2214.15:297:33
2314.05:317:31
2413.95:337:28
2513.95:347:26
2613.85:367:24
2713.75:387:22
2813.75:397:19
2913.65:417:17
3013.55:437:15
3113.55:447:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ahlen?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ahlen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ahlen in August

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

In August, Ahlen sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ahlen in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ahlen peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ahlen?

Ahlen sits at 51.8°N, 7.9°E, 82 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hamm, 10 km away.

Topography around Ahlen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahlen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m.

The land around Ahlen is covered by cropland (35%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
837 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Hamm 10 km · Beckum 10 km · Drensteinfurt 11 km · Ennigerloh 13 km · Ascheberg 19 km · Oelde 19 km · Bönen 20 km · Werne 21 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Ahlen (51.7634°, 7.8887°, elevation 82 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. 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).