Butzbach weather in August

In August, Butzbach sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Butzbach's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butzbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:20 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

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 Butzbach reaches about 23°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 18°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)
12515
22515
32515
42514
52514
62514
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182314
192314
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252213
262213
272213
282213
292212
302212
312112

How August really feels in Butzbach

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.

Butzbach weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5611.33.18.30.0
Feb / -0°469.63.19.70.2
Mar / 5111.11.511.51.9
Apr14° / 469.80.213.54.1
May18° / 5910.9015.25.6
Jun21° / 12°6110.7016.16.3
Jul24° / 14°6711.8015.86.6
Aug23° / 14°6010.4014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°559.1012.46.0
Oct13° / 5510.90.110.53.6
Nov / 5611.11.18.81.1
Dec / 6713.13.77.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94555
104555
114555
124456
134456
144357
154357
164357
174357
184258
194258
204258
214258
224258
234159
244159
254159
264060
274060
284060
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Butzbach gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.4 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 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
332
432
532
632
733
833
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
2235
2334
2434
2533
2633
2733
2832
2932
3032
3131

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1483715
2483814
3483814
4483814
5483813
6493913
7493912
8493912
9503812
10503812
11503812
12503812
13513811
14513811
15523711
16513712
17513712
18533611
19533611
20543511
21553411
22563311
23573211
24593110
25603010
2662299
2763289
2865278
2967267
3067267
3169256

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
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:578:05
215.14:598:04
315.05:008:02
415.05:028:01
514.95:037:59
614.95:057:57
714.85:067:56
814.85:087:54
914.75:097:52
1014.75:117:50
1114.65:127:48
1214.55:147:47
1314.55:157:45
1414.45:177:43
1514.45:187:41
1614.35:207:39
1714.35:217:37
1814.25:237:35
1914.15:257:33
2014.15:267:31
2114.05:287:29
2214.05:297:27
2313.95:317:25
2413.85:327:23
2513.85:347:20
2613.75:357:18
2713.75:377:16
2813.65:397:14
2913.55:407:12
3013.55:427:10
3113.45:437:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Butzbach?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Butzbach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butzbach in August

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

In August, Butzbach sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Butzbach 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 Butzbach peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Butzbach?

Butzbach sits at 50.4°N, 8.7°E, 206 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Nauheim, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Butzbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butzbach has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Butzbach is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bad Nauheim 9.0 km · Friedberg 12 km · Gießen 17 km · Neu-Anspach 18 km · Wetzlar 18 km · Friedrichsdorf 21 km · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 23 km · Karben 24 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 Butzbach (50.434°, 8.6712°, elevation 206 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).