Bad Kissingen weather in August

In August, Bad Kissingen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.8 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 24°C in the first days to 21°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 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 Bad Kissingen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Kissingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:15 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Bad Kissingen is main settlement of Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bad Kissingen reaches about 22°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 17°C and 28°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)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52414
62414
72314
82314
92314
102313
112313
122313
132313
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172313
182213
192213
202213
212213
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252112
262112
272112
282112
292112
302111
312011

How August really feels in Bad Kissingen

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.

Bad Kissingen 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 / -2°6612.55.88.30.0
Feb / -2°5410.359.70.0
Mar / 6112.22.711.51.4
Apr13° / 5410.80.513.53.6
May17° / 6912.2015.25.2
Jun21° / 11°6912.5016.15.9
Jul23° / 13°7812.9015.76.3
Aug22° / 13°7011.8014.36.4
Sep18° / 5810.4012.45.5
Oct12° / 6010.80.210.53.1
Nov / 6211.72.58.80.6
Dec / -1°7513.66.17.90.0

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64654
74654
84555
94555
104555
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164357
174357
184357
194357
204258
214258
224159
234159
244060
253862
263961
273862
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bad Kissingen gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
637
737
837
938
1038
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1939
2039
2139
2239
2339
2438
2538
2638
2737
2837
2937
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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1533413
2533413
3543412
4543412
5553411
6553411
7563410
8563410
957349
1057349
1158348
1257358
1357358
1457358
1557358
1657358
1758348
1857349
1958339
2058339
2159329
2260319
2361309
2463289
2564279
2666268
2767258
2869238
2971227
3072217
3174206

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 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 4:53 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:537:59
215.14:547:57
315.04:557:56
415.04:577:54
514.94:587:53
614.95:007:51
714.85:017:49
814.75:037:47
914.75:047:46
1014.65:067:44
1114.65:077:42
1214.55:097:40
1314.55:107:38
1414.45:127:37
1514.45:137:35
1614.35:157:33
1714.25:167:31
1814.25:187:29
1914.15:197:27
2014.15:217:25
2114.05:237:23
2213.95:247:21
2313.95:267:19
2413.85:277:16
2513.85:297:14
2613.75:307:12
2713.65:327:10
2813.65:337:08
2913.55:357:06
3013.55:367:04
3113.45:387:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bad Kissingen?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bad Kissingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bad Kissingen in August

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

In August, Bad Kissingen sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bad Kissingen 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 Bad Kissingen peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 11 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 14UV 7Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Kissingen?

Bad Kissingen sits at 50.2°N, 10.1°E, 207 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Neustadt an der Saale, 16 km away.

Topography around Bad Kissingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Kissingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 886 m.

The land around Bad Kissingen is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
886 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bad Neustadt an der Saale 16 km · Schweinfurt 20 km · Karlstadt 35 km · Schlüchtern 43 km · Lohr am Main 43 km · Künzell 46 km · Würzburg 46 km · Meiningen 47 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 Bad Kissingen (50.2023°, 10.0778°, elevation 207 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).