Erftstadt weather in August

In August, Erftstadt sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:26 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Erftstadt 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)
12415
22415
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42415
52415
62415
72415
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92415
102314
112314
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282113
292113
302113
312112

How August really feels in Erftstadt

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.

Erftstadt weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6112.82.48.20.0
Feb / 5411.53.79.70.4
Mar10° / 5912.61.411.52.0
Apr14° / 4710.60.213.54.0
May18° / 6211.9015.25.4
Jun21° / 12°7011.8016.26.0
Jul23° / 14°7612.2015.86.4
Aug23° / 14°7812.3014.36.4
Sep19° / 11°5910.5012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.5010.43.9
Nov / 6112.30.88.71.6
Dec / 7114.33.17.80.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44357
54357
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
143961
153961
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213862
223763
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303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Erftstadt gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.3 wet days in August, the wettest month. 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 (%)
138
238
338
438
538
639
739
839
940
1040
1140
1240
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2240
2340
2440
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2640
2739
2839
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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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14242150
24243150
34243140
44244140
54244130
64245130
74245130
84345120
94344120
104344120
114444130
124443130
134542130
144541130
154640130
164739140
174838140
184937140
195036140
205135140
215333140
225432140
235531131
245630131
255829121
265928121
276127111
286326101
296326101
30652591
31662581

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:048:14
215.15:058:13
315.15:078:11
415.05:088:09
515.05:098:08
614.95:118:06
714.95:138:04
814.85:148:02
914.85:168:01
1014.75:177:59
1114.65:197:57
1214.65:207:55
1314.55:227:53
1414.55:237:51
1514.45:257:49
1614.35:267:47
1714.35:287:45
1814.25:307:43
1914.25:317:41
2014.15:337:39
2114.05:347:37
2214.05:367:35
2313.95:387:33
2413.95:397:31
2513.85:417:29
2613.75:427:27
2713.75:447:24
2813.65:457:22
2913.55:477:20
3013.55:497:18
3113.45:507:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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45.0Bright
54.9Bright
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94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Erftstadt?

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
4.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Erftstadt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Erftstadt in August

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

In August, Erftstadt 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 Erftstadt 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 Erftstadt peaks around July 13 at about 6 (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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Erftstadt?

Erftstadt sits at 50.8°N, 6.8°E, 94 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Weilerswist, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Erftstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erftstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Erftstadt is covered by cropland (37%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (22%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Weilerswist 8.0 km · Brühl 8.0 km · Hürth 8.0 km · Kerpen 9.0 km · Frechen 11 km · Wesseling 13 km · Bornheim 15 km · Neustadt/Süd 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 Erftstadt (50.8148°, 6.7939°, elevation 94 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).