Freiburg weather in August

In August, Freiburg sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Freiburg's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Freiburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Freiburg is large city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.6 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
1,565/km²
people per km²

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 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Freiburg 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)
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How August really feels in Freiburg

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.

Freiburg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°9113.36.88.60.0
Feb / -1°7611.36.49.90.3
Mar10° / 8313.34.311.62.1
Apr14° / 7413.11.413.43.9
May19° / 10515.40.114.95.2
Jun22° / 13°8914.2015.86.0
Jul24° / 15°8913.5015.46.4
Aug24° / 14°8112.3014.16.6
Sep20° / 11°7711.3012.45.9
Oct14° / 8512.20.410.63.9
Nov / 8912.43.291.3
Dec / 10814.46.78.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55248
65248
75248
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155248
165248
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275050
284951
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304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Freiburg gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
542
642
742
842
941
1041
1141
1240
1340
1440
1539
1639
1738
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2337
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1394318
2384318
3384318
4394318
5394318
6404317
7404317
8414316
9414316
10424315
11434215
12444214
13444213
14454213
15464212
16474211
17474211
18484210
19494210
2049419
2150419
2251409
2353398
2454388
2555378
2658357
2759347
2861327
2963316
3064306
3166286

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 5:09 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:098:00
214.85:107:59
314.85:117:58
414.75:137:56
514.75:147:55
614.65:157:53
714.65:177:52
814.55:187:50
914.55:197:48
1014.45:217:47
1114.45:227:45
1214.35:247:43
1314.35:257:42
1414.25:267:40
1514.25:287:38
1614.15:297:36
1714.15:307:34
1814.05:327:33
1914.05:337:31
2013.95:357:29
2113.85:367:27
2213.85:377:25
2313.75:397:23
2413.75:407:21
2513.65:427:19
2613.65:437:17
2713.55:447:15
2813.55:467:13
2913.45:477:11
3013.35:497:09
3113.35:507:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Freiburg?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Freiburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Freiburg in August

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

In August, Freiburg sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Freiburg 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 Freiburg peaks around July 14 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Freiburg 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 Freiburg is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Freiburg's WHO annual average of 13.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Nov 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Freiburg?

Freiburg sits at 48.0°N, 7.9°E, 278 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Waldkirch, 14 km away.

Topography around Freiburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Freiburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Freiburg is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
417 m
16 km
1,159 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Waldkirch 14 km · Emmendingen 14 km · Unterkrozingen 15 km · Müllheim 27 km · Colmar 38 km · Lahr 38 km · Schopfheim 38 km · Sélestat 42 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 Freiburg (47.9959°, 7.8522°, elevation 278 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).