Brilon weather in August

In August, Brilon sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 95 mm of rain across 14 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Brilon's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brilon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:18 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Brilon is main settlement in the town of Brilon, Germany.

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Brilon reaches about 21°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 16°C and 27°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)
12314
22314
32313
42313
52313
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132213
142213
152213
162113
172113
182113
192113
202113
212112
222112
232112
242012
252012
262012
272012
282012
292012
302011
311911

How August really feels in Brilon

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.

Brilon 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°8514.96.18.20.0
Feb / -1°6912.76.29.60.0
Mar / 7714.43.811.51.2
Apr13° / 6412.60.913.53.2
May17° / 7713.7015.34.7
Jun19° / 11°8314016.35.4
Jul22° / 13°9715.6015.95.7
Aug21° / 13°9514014.45.8
Sep17° / 10°7912.9012.45.0
Oct13° / 7613.20.110.43.1
Nov / 7613.92.38.60.9
Dec / 8515.15.57.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54357
64357
74159
84159
94060
103961
113862
123763
133664
143664
153565
163466
173466
183466
193367
203367
213268
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273169
283169
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brilon gets around 95 mm of rain over 14 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 46% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
546
646
746
846
946
1046
1146
1246
1347
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045
3145

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1474012
2474112
3484012
4484011
5494011
6504011
7503911
8503911
9513811
10513811
11523711
12533611
13533611
14543511
15543511
16543412
17553312
18553312
19563212
20573112
21583012
22592912
23612811
24622711
25632611
26652510
27662410
2868239
2970228
3070228
3172217

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:548:09
215.24:568:08
315.14:578:06
415.14:598:04
515.05:008:03
615.05:028:01
714.95:047:59
814.95:057:57
914.85:077:55
1014.85:087:54
1114.75:107:52
1214.65:117:50
1314.65:137:48
1414.55:157:46
1514.55:167:44
1614.45:187:42
1714.35:197:40
1814.35:217:38
1914.25:237:36
2014.25:247:34
2114.15:267:31
2214.05:287:29
2314.05:297:27
2413.95:317:25
2513.85:327:23
2613.85:347:21
2713.75:367:18
2813.65:377:16
2913.65:397:14
3013.55:417:12
3113.55:427:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brilon?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Brilon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brilon in August

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

In August, Brilon sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Brilon 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 Brilon peaks around July 12 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brilon?

Brilon sits at 51.4°N, 8.6°E, 443 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Olsberg, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Brilon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brilon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 462 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m.

The land around Brilon is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
638 m
80 km
812 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Olsberg 7.0 km · Warstein 16 km · Büren 17 km · Meschede 21 km · Marsberg 21 km · Korbach 25 km · Geseke 28 km · Erwitte 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 Brilon (51.3946°, 8.5715°, elevation 443 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).