Buchen in Odenwald weather in August

In August, Buchen in Odenwald sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Buchen in Odenwald's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buchen in Odenwald's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:20 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
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 Buchen in Odenwald reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12415
22415
32415
42415
52415
62415
72415
82415
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152314
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192314
202314
212314
222313
232313
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292113
302112
312112

How August really feels in Buchen in Odenwald

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.

Buchen in Odenwald weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°80135.38.40.0
Feb / -1°6911.75.19.80.1
Mar / 8112.92.611.51.7
Apr14° / 6111.80.413.43.8
May18° / 9013.8015.15.2
Jun21° / 12°8113.40165.9
Jul23° / 14°8914.4015.66.2
Aug23° / 14°7412.2014.26.5
Sep19° / 10°7111.2012.45.6
Oct13° / 7712.30.110.53.4
Nov / 7411.71.88.90.8
Dec / -0°94155.680.0

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54852
64852
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124852
134753
144654
154654
164654
174654
184753
194852
204852
214753
224654
234654
244555
254555
264456
274357
284258
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Buchen in Odenwald gets around 74 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2039
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1434017
2434017
3434016
4444016
5444015
6454015
7454014
8464014
9464013
10474013
11474013
12484012
13484012
14483912
15493912
16493912
17493812
18503812
19513712
20513613
21523513
22533413
23553312
24563212
25573112
26593011
27602911
28622810
29632710
3065269
3167258

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
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:588:00
215.04:597:58
314.95:017:57
414.95:027:55
514.85:047:53
614.85:057:52
714.75:067:50
814.75:087:48
914.65:097:47
1014.65:117:45
1114.55:127:43
1214.55:147:41
1314.45:157:40
1414.45:177:38
1514.35:187:36
1614.25:207:34
1714.25:217:32
1814.15:237:30
1914.15:247:28
2014.05:267:26
2114.05:277:24
2213.95:297:22
2313.85:307:20
2413.85:327:18
2513.75:337:16
2613.75:357:14
2713.65:367:12
2813.55:387:10
2913.55:397:08
3013.45:417:06
3113.45:427:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Buchen in Odenwald?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Buchen in Odenwald for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buchen in Odenwald in August

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

In August, Buchen in Odenwald sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buchen in Odenwald 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 Buchen in Odenwald 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Buchen in Odenwald?

Buchen in Odenwald sits at 49.5°N, 9.3°E, 344 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Mosbach, 23 km away.

Topography around Buchen in Odenwald

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buchen in Odenwald has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m.

The land around Buchen in Odenwald is covered by trees (42%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
543 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mosbach 23 km · Eberbach 25 km · Lauda-Königshofen 28 km · Michelstadt 29 km · Wertheim 29 km · Bad Mergentheim 33 km · Bad Rappenau 36 km · Künzelsau 38 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 Buchen in Odenwald (49.5242°, 9.3229°, elevation 344 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).