Freudenstadt weather in August

In August, Freudenstadt sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 100 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Freudenstadt's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Freudenstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:26 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Freudenstadt is municipality seat of Freudenstadt, Germany.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ · 2010

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Freudenstadt reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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)
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22314
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How August really feels in Freudenstadt

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.

Freudenstadt weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°11414.17.88.60.0
Feb / -3°9312.17.29.90.0
Mar / 10614.55.411.61.2
Apr13° / 8313.6213.43.2
May17° / 11916.40.1154.6
Jun20° / 11°10714.9015.85.6
Jul22° / 13°11515.4015.55.9
Aug22° / 13°10014.4014.16.0
Sep18° / 9112.4012.45.2
Oct13° / 9713.20.410.63.2
Nov / 9813.13.790.7
Dec / -1°12415.78.18.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54951
64951
74852
84852
94852
104852
114753
124753
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Freudenstadt gets around 100 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
248
348
448
548
648
748
848
948
1048
1148
1248
1347
1447
1547
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2145
2245
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3143

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1464113
2464113
3464113
4464113
5474013
6484012
7484012
8494011
9503911
10503911
11513910
12513910
1352399
1452399
1553389
1654388
1754388
1854388
1955378
2055378
2156368
2257358
2358348
2459338
2560328
2663307
2764297
2866277
2968266
3070246
3172235

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 8 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
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218calm
228calm
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318calm

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 5:05 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:058:00
214.95:067:58
314.85:087:57
414.85:097:55
514.75:107:54
614.75:127:52
714.65:137:51
814.65:157:49
914.55:167:47
1014.55:177:46
1114.45:197:44
1214.45:207:42
1314.35:227:41
1414.35:237:39
1514.25:247:37
1614.25:267:35
1714.15:277:33
1814.05:297:31
1914.05:307:30
2013.95:317:28
2113.95:337:26
2213.85:347:24
2313.85:367:22
2413.75:377:20
2513.75:397:18
2613.65:407:16
2713.55:417:14
2813.55:437:12
2913.45:447:10
3013.45:467:08
3113.35:477:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
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85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
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184.7Bright
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204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Freudenstadt?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Freudenstadt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Freudenstadt in August

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

In August, Freudenstadt sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Freudenstadt 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 Freudenstadt peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Freudenstadt?

Freudenstadt sits at 48.5°N, 8.4°E, 736 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Baiersbronn, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Freudenstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Freudenstadt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 737 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m.

The land around Freudenstadt is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
282 m
16 km
683 m
80 km
1,403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Baiersbronn 5.0 km · Horb am Neckar 21 km · Nagold 25 km · Oberkirch 26 km · Schramberg 27 km · Achern 31 km · Bühl 33 km · Offenburg 35 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 Freudenstadt (48.4669°, 8.4137°, elevation 736 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).