Bad Kreuznach weather in August

In August, Bad Kreuznach sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 Bad Kreuznach's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Kreuznach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:25 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 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 Bad Kreuznach reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82415
92415
102415
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182314
192314
202314
212314
222314
232313
242313
252213
262213
272213
282213
292213
302212
312112

How August really feels in Bad Kreuznach

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 Kreuznach weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5111.13.18.40.0
Feb / -0°449.53.39.70.2
Mar / 5010.81.611.51.9
Apr14° / 46100.213.54.0
May18° / 6211.5015.15.5
Jun21° / 12°5510.50166.3
Jul24° / 14°5710.7015.76.8
Aug23° / 14°5310.1014.26.9
Sep19° / 10°529.2012.46.0
Oct13° / 5410.5010.53.6
Nov / 5311.518.81.1
Dec / 6412.83.480.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
74951
84753
94753
104753
114753
124555
134555
144555
154456
164456
174456
184456
194456
204456
214456
224456
234456
244357
254357
264258
274258
284258
294258
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bad Kreuznach gets around 53 mm of rain over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1334
1434
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2032
2132
2232
2332
2431
2531
2631
2730
2830
2929
3029
3129

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1533413
2533512
3533512
4533512
5543511
6553411
7563410
8563410
9563410
10563410
1157349
1257349
1357349
1457349
1557349
1657349
1758339
1858339
1958339
2059329
2159329
2260319
2361309
2462299
2564288
2665278
2766268
2868257
2970246
3071236
3173225

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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
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 5:03 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:038:06
215.05:048:05
315.05:068:03
414.95:078:02
514.95:088:00
614.85:107:59
714.85:117:57
814.75:137:55
914.75:147:53
1014.65:167:52
1114.55:177:50
1214.55:197:48
1314.45:207:46
1414.45:227:44
1514.35:237:43
1614.35:257:41
1714.25:267:39
1814.25:287:37
1914.15:297:35
2014.05:317:33
2114.05:327:31
2213.95:347:29
2313.95:357:27
2413.85:377:25
2513.75:387:23
2613.75:407:20
2713.65:417:18
2813.65:437:16
2913.55:447:14
3013.45:467:12
3113.45:477:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
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
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bad Kreuznach?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bad Kreuznach in August

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

In August, Bad Kreuznach sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bad Kreuznach 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 Kreuznach peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Kreuznach?

Bad Kreuznach sits at 49.8°N, 7.9°E, 109 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bingen am Rhein, 14 km away.

Topography around Bad Kreuznach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Kreuznach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Bad Kreuznach is covered by trees (32%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (31%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bingen am Rhein 14 km · Ingelheim am Rhein 20 km · Alzey 21 km · Nieder-Ingelheim 21 km · Eltville 27 km · Gonsenheim 30 km · Mainz 33 km · Dotzheim 35 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 Kreuznach (49.8414°, 7.8671°, elevation 109 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).