Bad Nauheim weather in August

In August, Bad Nauheim sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 56 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°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 Nauheim's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Nauheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:20 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bad Nauheim 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 19°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)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72515
82515
92515
102515
112515
122515
132515
142515
152515
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202414
212414
222414
232414
242414
252314
262313
272313
282313
292313
302213
312213

How August really feels in Bad Nauheim

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 Nauheim weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°5211.12.78.30.0
Feb / -0°439.42.49.70.3
Mar10° / 4810.61.111.52.2
Apr15° / 449.70.113.54.4
May19° / 5910.7015.25.8
Jun22° / 13°5510.4016.16.5
Jul25° / 15°6211.3015.76.7
Aug24° / 14°569.7014.36.9
Sep20° / 11°528.7012.46.2
Oct14° / 5310.4010.53.9
Nov / 5410.80.88.81.3
Dec / 6413.13.37.90.0

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44753
54753
64852
74753
84753
94852
104852
114852
124654
134654
144654
154654
164654
174555
184555
194555
204555
214555
224456
234456
244357
254357
264357
274258
284258
294258
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bad Nauheim gets around 56 mm of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
229
329
429
529
630
730
830
931
1031
1132
1232
1332
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2232
2332
2432
2531
2631
2730
2830
2930
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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1473715
2483715
3483814
4483814
5493813
6493813
7503812
8503812
9503812
10513712
11513712
12513712
13513712
14523612
15523612
16533512
17533512
18543412
19543412
20553312
21563212
22563212
23583111
24593011
25612910
26622810
2764279
2865269
2967258
3068257
3169247

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
279calm
289calm
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 4:57 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:578:05
215.14:598:03
315.05:008:02
415.05:028:00
514.95:037:58
614.95:057:57
714.85:067:55
814.85:087:53
914.75:097:52
1014.75:117:50
1114.65:127:48
1214.55:147:46
1314.55:157:44
1414.45:177:42
1514.45:187:40
1614.35:207:38
1714.35:217:36
1814.25:237:35
1914.15:247:32
2014.15:267:30
2114.05:287:28
2214.05:297:26
2313.95:317:24
2413.85:327:22
2513.85:347:20
2613.75:357:18
2713.65:377:16
2813.65:387:14
2913.55:407:11
3013.55:427:09
3113.45:437:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.67 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
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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 Nauheim?

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
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bad Nauheim in August

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

In August, Bad Nauheim sees daytime highs around 24°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 Nauheim 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 Nauheim peaks around July 14 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 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Nauheim?

Bad Nauheim sits at 50.4°N, 8.7°E, 157 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Friedberg, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Bad Nauheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Nauheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m.

The land around Bad Nauheim is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Friedberg 3.0 km · Butzbach 9.0 km · Friedrichsdorf 14 km · Karben 15 km · Nidderau 17 km · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 18 km · Neu-Anspach 18 km · Nidda 20 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 Nauheim (50.3646°, 8.7386°, elevation 157 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).