Buchholz in der Nordheide weather in August

In August, Buchholz in der Nordheide sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Buchholz in der Nordheide's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buchholz in der Nordheide's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:07 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Buchholz in der Nordheide is human settlement in 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Buchholz in der Nordheide reaches about 22°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 28°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)
12414
22414
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42414
52414
62414
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252113
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282112
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Buchholz in der Nordheide

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.

Buchholz in der Nordheide 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 / -0°6612.52.67.80.0
Feb / -0°5210.93.49.40.1
Mar / 5611.2211.51.4
Apr13° / 4910.90.313.73.7
May18° / 6711.7015.65.4
Jun20° / 11°7412.7016.65.8
Jul23° / 14°9113.8016.26.1
Aug22° / 13°7913.3014.66.1
Sep18° / 10°5910.5012.45.6
Oct13° / 5911.8010.33.5
Nov / 5611.50.88.41.1
Dec / 6612.92.87.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54060
63961
73961
83763
93763
103763
113664
123664
133664
143664
153565
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203565
213664
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273763
283763
293862
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Buchholz in der Nordheide gets around 79 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
340
440
540
640
740
840
941
1041
1141
1242
1342
1443
1543
1644
1744
1844
1944
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2844
2944
3043
3143

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 (%)Muggy (%)
14045141
24145141
34144141
44243141
54343141
64442141
74441140
84541140
94640140
104639140
114738140
124838140
134837141
144936141
155036141
165035141
175035141
185035141
195234131
205234131
215433121
225433121
235632111
245731111
255930101
266029101
27622891
28642781
29652681
30662671
31682561

Wind in August

Winds average 12 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
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1512calm
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2012calm
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2412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:428:12
215.44:438:10
315.44:458:08
415.34:478:06
515.34:488:04
615.24:508:02
715.14:528:01
815.14:537:59
915.04:557:57
1015.04:577:55
1114.94:587:53
1214.85:007:51
1314.85:027:48
1414.75:047:46
1514.65:057:44
1614.65:077:42
1714.55:097:40
1814.45:117:38
1914.45:137:35
2014.35:147:33
2114.25:167:31
2214.25:187:29
2314.15:207:26
2414.05:217:24
2514.05:237:22
2613.95:257:19
2713.85:277:17
2813.85:297:15
2913.75:307:12
3013.65:327:10
3113.65:347:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Buchholz in der Nordheide?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Buchholz in der Nordheide for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buchholz in der Nordheide in August

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

In August, Buchholz in der Nordheide sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Buchholz in der Nordheide in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buchholz in der Nordheide peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Buchholz in der Nordheide?

Buchholz in der Nordheide sits at 53.3°N, 9.9°E, 73 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Seevetal, 10 km away.

Topography around Buchholz in der Nordheide

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Buchholz in der Nordheide.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buchholz in der Nordheide has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Buchholz in der Nordheide is covered by trees (58%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (32%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Seevetal 10 km · Eißendorf 15 km · Neugraben-Fischbek 15 km · Neu Wulmstorf 16 km · Hausbruch 16 km · Harburg 16 km · Buxtehude 19 km · Wilhelmsburg 21 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 Buchholz in der Nordheide (53.3304°, 9.866°, elevation 73 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).