Aschaffenburg weather in August

In August, Aschaffenburg sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 25% 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 Aschaffenburg's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aschaffenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.7 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
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Aschaffenburg is main settlement of Aschaffenburg, Lower Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 10 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Aschaffenburg 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 18°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92415
102415
112414
122414
132414
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212314
222314
232313
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302212
312212

How August really feels in Aschaffenburg

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.

Aschaffenburg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7312.748.40.0
Feb / -1°6111.34.29.70.1
Mar / 6812.1211.51.9
Apr14° / 5510.80.213.54.1
May18° / 7511.9015.15.6
Jun22° / 12°6911.8016.16.2
Jul24° / 14°7412.6015.76.5
Aug24° / 14°6510.7014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°629.9012.45.9
Oct13° / 6511.50.110.53.6
Nov / 6911.71.28.81.0
Dec / 8514.74.67.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115050
125050
135050
144951
154951
164951
174951
184852
194852
204753
214753
224654
234555
244456
254357
264258
274258
284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aschaffenburg gets around 65 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 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2634
2734
2834
2933
3033
3133

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1453718
2453717
3463817
4463816
5463815
6473815
7473814
8483914
9483913
10483913
11483913
12483913
13483913
14483813
15493813
16493813
17493714
18503714
19503614
20513514
21523414
22533314
23553213
24563113
25583012
26592912
27612811
28632710
2964279
3066268
3167258

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 9 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
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 8:02 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:578:02
215.04:598:00
315.05:007:59
414.95:017:57
514.95:037:56
614.85:047:54
714.85:067:52
814.75:077:50
914.75:097:49
1014.65:107:47
1114.65:127:45
1214.55:137:43
1314.45:157:42
1414.45:167:40
1514.35:187:38
1614.35:197:36
1714.25:217:34
1814.25:227:32
1914.15:247:30
2014.05:257:28
2114.05:277:26
2213.95:287:24
2313.95:307:22
2413.85:317:20
2513.75:337:18
2613.75:347:16
2713.65:367:13
2813.65:377:11
2913.55:397:09
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 4.69 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 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
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 Aschaffenburg?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aschaffenburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aschaffenburg in August

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

In August, Aschaffenburg sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aschaffenburg 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 Aschaffenburg 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 Aschaffenburg?

Aschaffenburg sits at 50.0°N, 9.2°E, 140 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Großostheim, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Aschaffenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aschaffenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 851 m.

The land around Aschaffenburg is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
851 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Großostheim 8.0 km · Alzenau in Unterfranken 14 km · Babenhausen 14 km · Seligenstadt 15 km · Rodgau 20 km · Groß-Umstadt 20 km · Dieburg 24 km · Obertshausen 24 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 Aschaffenburg (49.977°, 9.1521°, elevation 140 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).