Alzenau in Unterfranken weather in August

In August, Alzenau in Unterfranken sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 58 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alzenau in Unterfranken's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alzenau in Unterfranken's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:19 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Alzenau in Unterfranken is human settlement in Germany.

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Alzenau in Unterfranken reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52515
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312213

How August really feels in Alzenau in Unterfranken

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.

Alzenau in Unterfranken weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7012.73.68.30.0
Feb / -0°5810.83.59.70.2
Mar10° / 6411.91.611.52.1
Apr15° / 5010.50.113.54.3
May19° / 6911.2015.25.8
Jun22° / 13°6111016.16.4
Jul24° / 15°6711.5015.76.7
Aug24° / 14°589.9014.36.9
Sep20° / 11°589.4012.46.1
Oct14° / 6110.90.110.53.8
Nov / 6711.50.98.81.2
Dec / 8214.64.17.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115149
125149
135050
145050
155050
164951
174951
184852
194852
204753
214753
224654
234555
244456
254357
264357
274258
284258
294258
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alzenau in Unterfranken gets around 58 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
832
932
1033
1133
1233
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1933
2033
2133
2232
2332
2432
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2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 (%)
1463617
2463617
3473716
4473716
5483715
6483715
7493714
8493714
9493714
10493714
11503713
12503713
13503614
14503614
15503614
16513514
17513514
18523414
19523414
20533314
21543214
22543214
23553114
24573013
25582913
26602812
27622711
28632611
29652510
3066259
3167249

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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289calm
2910calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:578:03
215.04:588:01
315.05:007:59
414.95:017:58
514.95:037:56
614.85:047:55
714.85:067:53
814.75:077:51
914.75:097:49
1014.65:107:48
1114.65:127:46
1214.55:137:44
1314.55:157:42
1414.45:167:40
1514.35:187:38
1614.35:197:36
1714.25:217:35
1814.25:227:33
1914.15:247:31
2014.15:257:29
2114.05:277:27
2213.95:287:24
2313.95:307:22
2413.85:317:20
2513.85:337:18
2613.75:357:16
2713.65:367:14
2813.65:387:12
2913.55:397:10
3013.45:417:07
3113.45:427:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Alzenau in Unterfranken?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Alzenau in Unterfranken for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alzenau in Unterfranken in August

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

In August, Alzenau in Unterfranken sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alzenau in Unterfranken 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 Alzenau in Unterfranken peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alzenau in Unterfranken?

Alzenau in Unterfranken sits at 50.1°N, 9.1°E, 132 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Seligenstadt, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Alzenau in Unterfranken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alzenau in Unterfranken has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m.

The land around Alzenau in Unterfranken is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (51%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
411 m
80 km
921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Seligenstadt 8.0 km · Hanau am Main 12 km · Aschaffenburg 14 km · Bruchköbel 14 km · Rodgau 15 km · Gelnhausen 15 km · Obertshausen 15 km · Babenhausen 16 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 Alzenau in Unterfranken (50.0888°, 9.0646°, elevation 132 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).