Fulda weather in August

In August, Fulda sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 82 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 22% 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 Fulda's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fulda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:16 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Fulda is main settlement of Fulda in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Fulda 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 27°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)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
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102213
112213
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How August really feels in Fulda

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.

Fulda weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8113.57.28.30.0
Feb / -2°6511.46.19.70.0
Mar / 7313.64.111.51.1
Apr13° / 6411.80.813.53.2
May17° / 8013.50.115.24.8
Jun20° / 11°8113.5016.15.6
Jul22° / 13°9214.6015.85.9
Aug22° / 13°8212.6014.36.1
Sep17° / 7011012.45.2
Oct12° / 7112.20.210.42.8
Nov / 7112.53.28.70.5
Dec / -1°8815.17.37.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
94456
104357
114456
124357
134357
144258
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204159
214159
224060
233961
243862
253763
263664
273664
283565
293664
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fulda gets around 82 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1042
1142
1242
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1942
2042
2142
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2740
2840
2940
3040
3139

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1533512
2533512
3543511
4543610
5543610
655369
755369
855369
957358
1057358
1157358
1257358
1358348
1458348
1559338
1659338
1759338
1860328
1960328
2061318
2161318
2262308
2363298
2464288
2565278
2667267
2768257
2870246
2971236
3073225
3174215

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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
1210calm
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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 4:53 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:538:02
215.14:548:00
315.04:567:59
415.04:577:57
514.94:597:55
614.95:007:54
714.85:027:52
814.85:037:50
914.75:057:48
1014.75:067:47
1114.65:087:45
1214.65:097:43
1314.55:117:41
1414.45:137:39
1514.45:147:37
1614.35:167:35
1714.35:177:33
1814.25:197:31
1914.15:207:29
2014.15:227:27
2114.05:237:25
2214.05:257:23
2313.95:277:21
2413.85:287:19
2513.85:307:17
2613.75:317:15
2713.75:337:12
2813.65:347:10
2913.55:367:08
3013.55:387:06
3113.45:397:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fulda?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fulda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fulda in August

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Fulda 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 Fulda peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Fulda 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 Fulda is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Fulda's WHO annual average of 11.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fulda?

Fulda sits at 50.6°N, 9.7°E, 265 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Petersberg, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Fulda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fulda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m.

The land around Fulda is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (49%), grassland (25%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
600 m
80 km
900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Petersberg 3.0 km · Künzell 3.0 km · Hünfeld 16 km · Schlüchtern 25 km · Bad Hersfeld 36 km · Alsfeld 36 km · Bad Neustadt an der Saale 46 km · Bad Kissingen 48 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 Fulda (50.5516°, 9.6752°, elevation 265 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).