Bad Säckingen weather in August

In August, Bad Säckingen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 145 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 14.1 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 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bad Säckingen's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Säckingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:30 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
58%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

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 Säckingen reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22414
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How August really feels in Bad Säckingen

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 Säckingen 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°9713.478.70.0
Feb / -1°8010.96.49.90.2
Mar10° / 9714.24.411.61.9
Apr14° / 10014.52.113.33.5
May18° / 14817.3014.94.7
Jun21° / 12°14217.4015.75.4
Jul23° / 14°15217015.45.9
Aug23° / 13°14516.5014.15.9
Sep18° / 10°10813.2012.45.3
Oct13° / 10313.20.310.63.4
Nov / 10013.13.39.10.9
Dec / -1°11614.36.78.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35248
45149
55149
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
175050
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215050
225149
235149
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255149
265050
274951
284852
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304951
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bad Säckingen gets around 145 mm of rain over 16.5 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
555
655
755
855
955
1055
1155
1254
1354
1453
1553
1652
1752
1852
1952
2051
2151
2251
2350
2450
2550
2649
2749
2848
2948
3047
3147

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13142261
23241271
33240271
43340261
53439261
63539261
73638251
83738251
93738250
103837240
113937230
124037230
134038220
144138210
154138210
164238200
174238200
184238190
194338190
204338190
214438190
224537180
234637180
244736170
254935160
265134150
275233150
285432140
295631130
305830120
316029110

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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276calm
286calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:107:59
214.85:117:57
314.75:127:56
414.75:147:54
514.65:157:53
614.65:167:51
714.55:187:50
814.55:197:48
914.45:207:47
1014.45:227:45
1114.35:237:43
1214.35:247:42
1314.25:267:40
1414.25:277:38
1514.15:287:37
1614.15:307:35
1714.05:317:33
1814.05:327:31
1913.95:347:29
2013.95:357:28
2113.85:377:26
2213.85:387:24
2313.75:397:22
2413.75:417:20
2513.65:427:18
2613.55:437:16
2713.55:457:14
2813.45:467:12
2913.45:487:10
3013.35:497:08
3113.35:507:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bad Säckingen?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bad Säckingen in August

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

In August, Bad Säckingen sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bad Säckingen 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 Bad Säckingen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Säckingen?

Bad Säckingen sits at 47.6°N, 7.9°E, 290 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Rheinfelden, 12 km away.

Topography around Bad Säckingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Säckingen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 376 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,894 m.

The land around Bad Säckingen is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
427 m
16 km
786 m
80 km
1,894 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rheinfelden 12 km · Schopfheim 14 km · Aarau 19 km · Waldshut-Tiengen 22 km · Lörrach 22 km · Riehen 23 km · Muttenz 23 km · Olten 23 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 Säckingen (47.5537°, 7.9461°, elevation 290 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).