Arnstadt weather in August

In August, Arnstadt sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 86 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°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 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 Arnstadt's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arnstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:10 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Arnstadt 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Arnstadt reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132213
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311911

How August really feels in Arnstadt

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.

Arnstadt 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 / -3°5712.87.88.20.0
Feb / -3°4510.16.89.70.0
Mar / -0°5912.9511.50.8
Apr12° / 5611.81.213.53.0
May16° / 8413.60.115.24.6
Jun19° / 11°8314.2016.25.4
Jul22° / 13°9514.4015.85.9
Aug21° / 12°8613.1014.36.0
Sep17° / 6511.3012.45.1
Oct12° / 5911.50.310.42.8
Nov / 5911.53.68.70.5
Dec / -2°6113.46.97.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54456
64357
74357
84357
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144060
154060
164159
174159
183961
193961
203961
213961
223862
233862
243862
253763
263664
273664
283664
293565
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arnstadt gets around 86 mm of rain over 13.1 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 43% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157349
257349
358348
457358
558357
658357
760346
860346
960346
1060346
1162335
1262335
1362335
1462335
1563325
1662326
1762326
1863316
1963316
2064306
2164306
2265296
2366286
2467276
2568266
2669256
2770246
2872235
2974215
3075205
3177194

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
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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 4:47 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:477:58
215.14:487:56
315.14:507:54
415.04:517:53
515.04:537:51
614.94:547:49
714.94:567:48
814.84:577:46
914.84:597:44
1014.75:007:42
1114.65:027:40
1214.65:037:39
1314.55:057:37
1414.55:077:35
1514.45:087:33
1614.45:107:31
1714.35:117:29
1814.25:137:27
1914.25:147:25
2014.15:167:23
2114.05:187:21
2214.05:197:19
2313.95:217:16
2413.95:227:14
2513.85:247:12
2613.75:267:10
2713.75:277:08
2813.65:297:06
2913.55:307:03
3013.55:327:01
3113.45:346:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
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 Arnstadt?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Arnstadt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arnstadt in August

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Arnstadt 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 Arnstadt peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arnstadt?

Arnstadt sits at 50.8°N, 11.0°E, 274 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Erfurt, 16 km away.

Topography around Arnstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arnstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m.

The land around Arnstadt is covered by cropland (35%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
547 m
80 km
890 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Erfurt 16 km · Ilmenau 18 km · Gotha 21 km · Rudolstadt 30 km · Weimar 31 km · Suhl 31 km · Saalfeld 36 km · Bad Langensalza 37 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 Arnstadt (50.8405°, 10.952°, elevation 274 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).