Apolda weather in August

In August, Apolda sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:07 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Apolda is quarter of Apolda, Weimarer Land district, Thuringia, 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 Apolda reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12514
22514
32514
42514
52514
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172313
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252213
262213
272212
282212
292212
302112
312112

How August really feels in Apolda

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.

Apolda weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4411.24.78.20.0
Feb / -1°359.44.39.60.1
Mar / 4812.22.811.51.5
Apr14° / 409.40.313.53.9
May18° / 6210.6015.35.6
Jun21° / 12°5911.2016.26.2
Jul23° / 14°7111.6015.86.6
Aug23° / 13°6110.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°559.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 48100.110.43.6
Nov / 5010.41.78.71.0
Dec / -0°5011.53.97.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54753
64654
74654
84654
94555
104456
114456
124456
134456
144258
154258
164258
174357
184357
194159
204258
214258
224258
234159
244159
254159
264060
273961
283961
293862
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Apolda gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
533
633
733
834
934
1034
1134
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1483715
2493715
3493714
4503614
5513613
6513613
7533512
8533512
9533512
10553411
11553411
12553411
13563410
14573310
15563311
16573211
17573211
18583111
19573112
20583012
21592912
22592912
23602812
24622711
25632611
26632611
27652510
2867249
2968239
3070228
3171227

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:44 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:447:56
215.24:457:54
315.14:477:53
415.04:487:51
515.04:507:50
614.94:517:48
714.94:537:46
814.84:547:44
914.84:567:42
1014.74:587:41
1114.74:597:39
1214.65:017:37
1314.55:027:35
1414.55:047:33
1514.45:057:31
1614.45:077:29
1714.35:097:27
1814.25:107:25
1914.25:127:23
2014.15:137:21
2114.15:157:19
2214.05:177:17
2313.95:187:15
2413.95:207:12
2513.85:217:10
2613.85:237:08
2713.75:257:06
2813.65:267:04
2913.65:287:01
3013.55:296:59
3113.45:316:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Apolda?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Apolda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Apolda in August

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

In August, Apolda sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Apolda 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 Apolda peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Apolda?

Apolda sits at 51.0°N, 11.5°E, 171 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Jena, 12 km away.

Topography around Apolda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apolda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 960 m.

The land around Apolda is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
960 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Jena 12 km · Weimar 14 km · Naumburg 25 km · Sömmerda 32 km · Erfurt 34 km · Rudolstadt 36 km · Weißenfels 37 km · Gera 43 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 Apolda (51.0262°, 11.5164°, elevation 171 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).