Bamberg weather in August

In August, Bamberg sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 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 Bamberg's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bamberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:12 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Bamberg is main settlement of Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bamberg reaches about 23°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 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)
12514
22514
32514
42514
52414
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172313
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242213
252213
262213
272212
282212
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Bamberg

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.

Bamberg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7113.45.78.40.0
Feb / -1°5510.35.19.70.1
Mar / 6412.52.411.51.6
Apr14° / 4910.70.413.53.9
May18° / 6812.4015.15.5
Jun21° / 12°7112.10166.1
Jul24° / 14°7812.7015.76.5
Aug23° / 13°6911.5014.36.6
Sep19° / 10°6310.2012.45.7
Oct13° / 6411.50.110.53.4
Nov / 6711.62.38.80.8
Dec / -1°80145.980.0

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54852
64852
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144753
154852
164753
174753
184753
194654
204654
214654
224654
234555
244654
254456
264456
274258
284159
294159
304060
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bamberg gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1239
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1493714
2503714
3503713
4503713
5523612
6523612
7533611
8533611
9533611
10543610
11543610
12543610
13553510
14553510
15553510
16553510
17553510
18553411
19553411
20563311
21573211
22583111
23583111
24602911
25612811
26632710
27642610
2866259
2967249
3069238
3171227

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 9 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
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 4:50 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:507:55
215.04:527:53
315.04:537:51
414.94:557:50
514.94:567:48
614.84:587:47
714.84:597:45
814.75:007:43
914.75:027:41
1014.65:037:40
1114.65:057:38
1214.55:067:36
1314.45:087:34
1414.45:097:32
1514.35:117:31
1614.35:127:29
1714.25:147:27
1814.25:157:25
1914.15:177:23
2014.05:187:21
2114.05:207:19
2213.95:217:17
2313.95:237:15
2413.85:247:13
2513.75:267:11
2613.75:287:08
2713.65:297:06
2813.65:317:04
2913.55:327:02
3013.45:347:00
3113.45:356:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.64 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
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bamberg?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bamberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bamberg in August

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

In August, Bamberg sees daytime highs around 23°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 Bamberg 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 Bamberg peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bamberg?

Bamberg sits at 49.9°N, 10.9°E, 243 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Forchheim, 23 km away.

Topography around Bamberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bamberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m.

The land around Bamberg is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
388 m
80 km
888 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Forchheim 23 km · Lichtenfels 30 km · Erlangen 35 km · Herzogenaurach 37 km · Coburg 40 km · Kulmbach 45 km · Fürth 47 km · Bayreuth 49 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 Bamberg (49.8987°, 10.9007°, elevation 243 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).