Fussen weather in August

In August, Fussen sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 199 mm of precipitation across 19.5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fussen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fussen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Precipitation
199 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:19 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Fussen is principle town of the municipality of Füssen, German.

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Fussen reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°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)
12010
22010
32010
42010
52010
62010
72010
82010
92010
102010
111910
121910
131910
141910
151910
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181910
191910
201910
211910
22199
23199
24189
25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
30178
31178

How August really feels in Fussen

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.

Fussen 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 / -8°9112.611.98.70.0
Feb / -7°8411.811.79.90.0
Mar / -4°11215.412.411.60.3
Apr10° / -0°11815.99.213.31.7
May14° / 18921.43.514.93.1
Jun17° / 20720.80.515.74.2
Jul19° / 10°20620.20.115.44.8
Aug19° / 10°19919.50.214.14.8
Sep15° / 14115.81.212.44.0
Oct11° / 10413.24.310.62.6
Nov / -3°9712.299.10.4
Dec / -7°9813.411.88.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54852
64951
74852
84852
94951
104852
114951
124852
134951
144852
154951
164951
174951
184951
194951
204951
214852
224852
234753
244654
254654
264456
274456
284357
294357
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Fussen gets around 199 mm of rain and snow over 19.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 63% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1630
2630
3630
4630
5630
6630
7630
8630
9640
10640
11640
12640
13650
14650
15650
16650
17640
18640
19640
20640
21631
22631
23631
24621
25621
26622
27622
28612
29612
30612
31602

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168311
269301
369301
470291
570291
671281
772271
873261
974251
1074251
1175241
1276231
1376231
1478220
1578220
1679210
1779210
1880200
1980200
2081190
2181190
2282180
2383170
2483170
2584160
2685150
2787130
2888120
2989110
3090100
319190

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:597:48
214.85:007:46
314.75:017:45
414.75:037:43
514.65:047:42
614.65:057:40
714.55:077:39
814.55:087:37
914.45:097:36
1014.45:117:34
1114.35:127:33
1214.35:137:31
1314.25:157:29
1414.25:167:27
1514.15:177:26
1614.15:197:24
1714.05:207:22
1814.05:217:20
1913.95:237:19
2013.95:247:17
2113.85:257:15
2213.85:277:13
2313.75:287:11
2413.75:307:09
2513.65:317:07
2613.55:327:05
2713.55:347:03
2813.45:357:01
2913.45:376:59
3013.35:386:57
3113.35:396:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fussen?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fussen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fussen in August

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

In August, Fussen sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Fussen 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 Fussen peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fussen?

Fussen sits at 47.6°N, 10.7°E, 808 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktoberdorf, 24 km away.

Penzberg

Topography around Fussen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fussen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 828 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,318 m.

The land around Fussen is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
1,597 m
80 km
3,318 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Marktoberdorf 24 km · Garmisch-Partenkirchen 31 km · Sonthofen 32 km · Kempten (Allgäu) 34 km · Kaufbeuren 35 km · Telfs 40 km · Weilheim 45 km · Penzberg 54 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 Fussen (47.5714°, 10.7017°, elevation 808 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).