Dachau weather in August

In August, Dachau sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 99 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 14.1 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 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dachau's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dachau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:14 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
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 Dachau reaches about 24°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 30°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
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92514
102514
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192414
202414
212414
222314
232313
242313
252313
262313
272213
282213
292213
302212
312212

How August really feels in Dachau

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.

Dachau 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 / -2°6211.46.28.60.0
Feb / -2°5310.35.49.90.2
Mar10° / 7012.73.311.62.0
Apr14° / 6511.91.113.44.0
May19° / 10615.1014.95.3
Jun22° / 12°10614.3015.85.9
Jul24° / 14°10414.5015.56.3
Aug24° / 14°9913.2014.16.4
Sep19° / 10°8111.8012.45.7
Oct14° / 6811.30.310.63.8
Nov / 6310.32.691.0
Dec / -1°6812.96.28.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95248
105248
115248
125347
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215248
225149
235050
245050
255050
264951
274753
284753
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dachau gets around 99 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
243
343
443
543
643
742
842
942
1042
1142
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2142
2242
2342
2443
2543
2644
2744
2845
2945
3045
3146

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1334720
2334720
3334819
4344818
5354817
6364717
7364716
8374716
9384715
10394614
11404614
12414614
13414513
14424513
15424413
16434413
17434313
18444214
19444214
20454114
21454014
22463914
23473814
24483714
25503614
26523513
27533413
28553312
29573211
30593011
31612910

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 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 4:54 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:547:47
214.84:557:46
314.84:567:44
414.74:587:43
514.74:597:41
614.75:007:40
714.65:027:38
814.65:037:36
914.55:047:35
1014.55:067:33
1114.45:077:31
1214.45:097:30
1314.35:107:28
1414.25:117:26
1514.25:137:24
1614.15:147:23
1714.15:167:21
1814.05:177:19
1914.05:187:17
2013.95:207:15
2113.95:217:13
2213.85:237:11
2313.85:247:09
2413.75:257:07
2513.65:277:05
2613.65:287:03
2713.55:307:01
2813.55:316:59
2913.45:336:57
3013.45:346:55
3113.35:356:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dachau?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Dachau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dachau in August

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

In August, Dachau sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dachau in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dachau peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dachau in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dachau is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dachau?

Dachau sits at 48.3°N, 11.4°E, 502 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Karlsfeld, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Dachau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dachau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 489 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,617 m.

The land around Dachau is covered by cropland (36%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (33%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
1,617 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Karlsfeld 5.0 km · Gröbenzell 8.0 km · Olching 10 km · Unterschleißheim 11 km · Pasing 13 km · Puchheim 14 km · Germering 15 km · Fürstenfeldbruck 16 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 Dachau (48.26°, 11.434°, elevation 502 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).