Burgdorf weather in August

In August, Burgdorf sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 14.5 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 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Burgdorf's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgdorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:09 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Burgdorf is human settlement in Burgdorf, Region Hannover, 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 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Burgdorf 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 18°C and 29°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52415
62415
72415
82415
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152314
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202314
212314
222314
232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292213
302113
312112

How August really feels in Burgdorf

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.

Burgdorf 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 / 6112.7380.0
Feb / 4610.73.29.50.2
Mar / 5311.61.711.51.7
Apr14° / 44100.313.64.1
May18° / 5710.5015.55.7
Jun21° / 12°6211.1016.56.1
Jul24° / 14°7512.5016.16.4
Aug23° / 14°6712.2014.56.4
Sep19° / 11°569.9012.45.9
Oct14° / 5811.5010.33.7
Nov / 5311.10.88.51.3
Dec / 6112.32.97.50.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34258
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94060
104060
114060
123961
133862
143862
153862
163862
173763
183664
193664
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283664
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Burgdorf gets around 67 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
638
738
838
939
1039
1139
1240
1340
1440
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2640
2739
2839
2938
3038
3137

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14342141
24442131
34442131
44541131
54641131
64640121
74740121
84839121
94839121
104938121
114938121
125037131
135036131
145135131
155134141
165134141
175233141
185233141
195232151
205331151
215431141
225530141
235629141
245828131
255927131
266027121
276226111
286425101
29662491
30672481
31682381

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
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1911calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:458:07
215.34:468:06
315.34:488:04
415.24:498:02
515.24:518:01
615.14:537:59
715.04:547:57
815.04:567:55
914.94:577:53
1014.94:597:51
1114.85:017:49
1214.75:027:47
1314.75:047:45
1414.65:067:43
1514.65:087:41
1614.55:097:39
1714.45:117:37
1814.45:137:35
1914.35:147:33
2014.25:167:30
2114.25:187:28
2214.15:197:26
2314.05:217:24
2414.05:237:21
2513.95:257:19
2613.85:267:17
2713.85:287:15
2813.75:307:12
2913.65:317:10
3013.65:337:08
3113.55:357:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Burgdorf?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Burgdorf for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burgdorf in August

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

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

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Burgdorf 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 Burgdorf peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burgdorf?

Burgdorf sits at 52.4°N, 10.0°E, 55 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lehrte, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Burgdorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgdorf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 950 m.

The land around Burgdorf is covered by cropland (39%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
950 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lehrte 8.0 km · Misburg-Nord 11 km · Isernhagen Farster Bauerschaft 11 km · Misburg 12 km · Bothfeld 15 km · Sehnde 15 km · Bemerode 16 km · Langenhagen 18 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 Burgdorf (52.4463°, 10.0064°, elevation 55 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).