Aschersleben weather in August

In August, Aschersleben sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 58 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.4 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 22% 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 Aschersleben's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aschersleben's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:05 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 19.9 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 Aschersleben reaches about 23°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 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
62514
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172314
182314
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252213
262213
272213
282212
292212
302112
312112

How August really feels in Aschersleben

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.

Aschersleben 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°4110.43.38.10.0
Feb / -1°318.93.59.60.1
Mar / 4210.51.911.51.5
Apr14° / 358.90.413.64.0
May18° / 6010.4015.45.7
Jun21° / 12°5510.9016.36.2
Jul24° / 14°7012.30166.5
Aug23° / 14°5811.3014.46.6
Sep19° / 10°529.1012.45.9
Oct13° / 439.40.110.43.7
Nov / 4410.11.18.61.1
Dec / 4511.43.47.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% 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
34951
44852
54852
64852
74852
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134555
144555
154456
164357
174357
184357
194258
204159
214159
224060
233961
243862
253763
263763
273664
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aschersleben gets around 58 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1493614
2503614
3503614
4513514
5523513
6533413
7543313
8553312
9553312
10563212
11573211
12573211
13573211
14583111
15583111
16583111
17583111
18593011
19593011
20593011
21602911
22612910
23622810
24632710
2564279
2665269
2767258
2869247
2970237
3072226
3172226

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 4:41 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:417:59
215.24:437:57
315.24:447:56
415.14:467:54
515.14:487:52
615.04:497:50
715.04:517:49
814.94:527:47
914.94:547:45
1014.84:567:43
1114.74:577:41
1214.74:597:39
1314.65:007:37
1414.65:027:35
1514.55:047:33
1614.45:057:31
1714.45:077:29
1814.35:097:27
1914.25:107:25
2014.25:127:23
2114.15:147:21
2214.15:157:19
2314.05:177:16
2413.95:187:14
2513.95:207:12
2613.85:227:10
2713.75:237:07
2813.75:257:05
2913.65:277:03
3013.55:287:01
3113.55:306:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.47 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
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Aschersleben?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aschersleben for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aschersleben in August

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

In August, Aschersleben sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Aschersleben in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aschersleben peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aschersleben?

Aschersleben sits at 51.8°N, 11.5°E, 115 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hettstedt, 12 km away.

Topography around Aschersleben

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aschersleben has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Aschersleben is covered by cropland (46%), trees (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hettstedt 12 km · Staßfurt 14 km · Bernburg 20 km · Quedlinburg 22 km · Eisleben Lutherstadt 26 km · Halberstadt 32 km · Sangerhausen 34 km · Oschersleben 34 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 Aschersleben (51.7574°, 11.4608°, elevation 115 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).