Geesthacht weather in August

In August, Geesthacht sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Geesthacht's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Geesthacht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:05 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Geesthacht is human settlement in Germany.

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Geesthacht 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 18°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)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52414
62414
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122314
132314
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162313
172213
182213
192213
202213
212213
222213
232213
242213
252113
262113
272112
282112
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Geesthacht

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.

Geesthacht weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6012.12.67.80.0
Feb / -0°4710.23.29.40.1
Mar / 5210.61.811.51.4
Apr13° / 4610.40.213.73.7
May18° / 6211.1015.65.4
Jun20° / 11°6912016.75.9
Jul23° / 13°8112.7016.26.3
Aug22° / 13°7512.7014.66.2
Sep18° / 10°5410.1012.55.7
Oct13° / 5510.8010.33.5
Nov / 5111.30.78.41.1
Dec / 61122.77.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44258
54258
64159
74060
84060
94060
103961
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173763
183763
193862
203961
213961
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273862
283862
293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Geesthacht gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.7 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 (%)
140
240
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1240
1340
1440
1541
1641
1741
1842
1942
2042
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2841
2941
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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13945151
23945151
34044151
44044151
54144151
64243141
74342141
84342141
94441141
104540141
114640141
124639141
134738141
144837141
154837141
164936141
175036141
185035141
195135131
205234131
215234131
225433121
235433121
245632111
255831101
265930101
27603091
28622981
29652870
30652870
31672760

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:398:10
215.54:418:08
315.44:428:06
415.34:448:05
515.34:468:03
615.24:478:01
715.24:497:59
815.14:517:57
915.04:537:55
1015.04:547:53
1114.94:567:51
1214.94:587:49
1314.85:007:47
1414.75:017:45
1514.75:037:42
1614.65:057:40
1714.55:077:38
1814.55:087:36
1914.45:107:34
2014.35:127:31
2114.35:147:29
2214.25:167:27
2314.15:177:25
2414.15:197:22
2514.05:217:20
2613.95:237:17
2713.85:247:15
2813.85:267:13
2913.75:287:10
3013.65:307:08
3113.65:327:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Geesthacht?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Geesthacht for sightseeing.

What to pack for Geesthacht in August

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

In August, Geesthacht sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Geesthacht in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Geesthacht peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Geesthacht?

Geesthacht sits at 53.4°N, 10.4°E, 43 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bergedorf, 11 km away.

Topography around Geesthacht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Geesthacht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Geesthacht is covered by trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (32%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bergedorf 11 km · Reinbek 12 km · Winsen 14 km · Glinde 16 km · Billstedt 20 km · Lüneburg 21 km · Horn 23 km · Rahlstedt 23 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 Geesthacht (53.4366°, 10.3734°, elevation 43 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).