Bitterfeld-Wolfen weather in August

In August, Bitterfeld-Wolfen sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bitterfeld-Wolfen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bitterfeld-Wolfen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:02 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Bitterfeld-Wolfen is quarter of Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Anhalt-Bitterfeld district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; former borough.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,314/km²
people per km²

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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen 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)
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How August really feels in Bitterfeld-Wolfen

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.

Bitterfeld-Wolfen weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°45113.28.10.0
Feb / -0°349.53.59.60.2
Mar / 4510.91.611.51.7
Apr14° / 358.10.313.64.3
May19° / 5510015.36.0
Jun22° / 12°5210.4016.36.4
Jul24° / 15°6811.3015.96.7
Aug24° / 14°5710.5014.46.8
Sep19° / 11°528.8012.46.1
Oct14° / 439.60.110.44.0
Nov / 4810.51.18.61.2
Dec / 4812.12.97.70.0

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 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54951
64753
74753
84654
94654
104555
114555
124456
134357
144357
154258
164159
174159
184159
194159
204060
214060
223961
233961
243862
253862
263664
273565
283565
293565
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bitterfeld-Wolfen gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
633
733
834
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1934
2034
2134
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2433
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2733
2833
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3033
3133

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14538160
24538160
34638160
44637160
54737160
64836160
74935160
84935150
95035150
105134150
115234140
125234140
135333140
145333140
155433130
165433130
175532130
185532130
195432131
205432131
215432131
225531131
235631121
245730121
255929111
265929111
276128101
286227101
29642691
30652591
31672580

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:387:55
215.24:407:53
315.24:427:52
415.14:437:50
515.14:457:48
615.04:467:47
715.04:487:45
814.94:497:43
914.84:517:41
1014.84:537:39
1114.74:547:37
1214.74:567:35
1314.64:577:33
1414.54:597:31
1514.55:017:29
1614.45:027:27
1714.45:047:25
1814.35:057:23
1914.25:077:21
2014.25:097:19
2114.15:107:17
2214.05:127:15
2314.05:147:13
2413.95:157:10
2513.95:177:08
2613.85:197:06
2713.75:207:04
2813.75:227:01
2913.65:246:59
3013.55:256:57
3113.55:276:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bitterfeld-Wolfen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bitterfeld-Wolfen in August

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

In August, Bitterfeld-Wolfen sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bitterfeld-Wolfen 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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

Bitterfeld-Wolfen sits at 51.6°N, 12.3°E, 79 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wolfen, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bitterfeld-Wolfen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bitterfeld-Wolfen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m.

The land around Bitterfeld-Wolfen is covered by trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
465 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Wolfen 6.0 km · Delitzsch 11 km · Dessau 25 km · Schkeuditz 26 km · Eilenburg 28 km · Köthen 28 km · Halle (Saale) 29 km · Gohlis 29 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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen (51.6236°, 12.3239°, elevation 79 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).