Backnang weather in August

In August, Backnang sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Backnang's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Backnang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:21 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Backnang 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 Backnang 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
52514
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192414
202414
212413
222413
232313
242313
252313
262313
272313
282213
292212
302212
312212

How August really feels in Backnang

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.

Backnang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7912.84.78.50.0
Feb / -1°6511.24.59.80.2
Mar10° / 7613.12.411.62.0
Apr14° / 53110.313.44.1
May19° / 8113.10155.5
Jun22° / 12°7112.6015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°7512.3015.56.6
Aug24° / 14°6511.3014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°6410.3012.46.0
Oct14° / 7311.90.110.53.7
Nov / 7411.81.88.91.1
Dec / -0°92155.28.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105248
115347
125347
135347
145248
155248
165248
175248
185149
195149
205149
215248
225149
235149
245050
255050
264852
274753
284852
294852
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Backnang gets around 65 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 (%)
136
236
336
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3135

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1464014
2464014
3464014
4463914
5473914
6483913
7483913
8493813
9493812
10503812
11503812
12513712
13523711
14523711
15533611
16533611
17533611
18543610
19553510
20553510
21563410
22573310
23583210
2459329
2560319
2661309
2763298
2864288
2966277
3067267
3168266

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 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 4:59 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:597:57
214.95:017:56
314.95:027:54
414.85:047:53
514.85:057:51
614.75:067:50
714.75:087:48
814.65:097:46
914.65:107:45
1014.55:127:43
1114.55:137:41
1214.45:157:39
1314.45:167:38
1414.35:187:36
1514.25:197:34
1614.25:217:32
1714.15:227:30
1814.15:237:28
1914.05:257:26
2014.05:267:25
2113.95:287:23
2213.95:297:21
2313.85:317:19
2413.75:327:17
2513.75:347:15
2613.65:357:13
2713.65:377:11
2813.55:387:08
2913.45:397:06
3013.45:417:04
3113.35:427:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.72 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
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Backnang?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Backnang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Backnang in August

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

In August, Backnang 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 Backnang in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Backnang peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Backnang?

Backnang sits at 48.9°N, 9.4°E, 245 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Winnenden, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Backnang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Backnang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m.

The land around Backnang is covered by trees (31%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
902 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Winnenden 8.0 km · Marbach am Neckar 13 km · Remseck am Neckar 15 km · Waiblingen 16 km · Weinstadt-Endersbach 16 km · Schorndorf 17 km · Freiberg am Neckar 17 km · Ludwigsburg 19 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 Backnang (48.9474°, 9.4372°, elevation 245 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).