Geislingen an der Steige weather in August

In August, Geislingen an der Steige sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 98 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Geislingen an der Steige's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Geislingen an der Steige's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:20 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Geislingen an der Steige is human settlement in Geislingen an der Steige, Göppingen district, 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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Geislingen an der Steige reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Geislingen an der Steige

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.

Geislingen an der Steige weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7012.66.98.50.0
Feb / -3°5810.56.69.80.0
Mar / 7413.64.511.61.3
Apr13° / 6912.41.613.43.3
May17° / 10715.20.1154.8
Jun20° / 11°10515.4015.85.5
Jul23° / 13°10915015.56.0
Aug22° / 13°9814.1014.26.1
Sep18° / 7811.9012.45.3
Oct13° / 7612.20.410.53.2
Nov / 7211.73.290.7
Dec / -2°7813.97.48.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Geislingen an der Steige gets around 98 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
546
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746
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3144

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1503911
2513910
3513910
4513910
5513910
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753389
853389
954388
1054388
1155387
1256377
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2059365
2159365
2260355
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2461345
2562335
2663325
2764315
2867294
2968284
3069274
3171263

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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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 4:59 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:597:55
214.95:007:53
314.85:027:52
414.85:037:50
514.75:047:49
614.75:067:47
714.65:077:45
814.65:087:44
914.55:107:42
1014.55:117:40
1114.45:137:39
1214.45:147:37
1314.35:157:35
1414.35:177:33
1514.25:187:32
1614.25:207:30
1714.15:217:28
1814.15:237:26
1914.05:247:24
2013.95:257:22
2113.95:277:20
2213.85:287:18
2313.85:307:16
2413.75:317:14
2513.75:337:12
2613.65:347:10
2713.55:367:08
2813.55:377:06
2913.45:387:04
3013.45:407:02
3113.35:417:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Geislingen an der Steige?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Geislingen an der Steige for sightseeing.

What to pack for Geislingen an der Steige in August

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

In August, Geislingen an der Steige sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Geislingen an der Steige 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 Geislingen an der Steige 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Geislingen an der Steige?

Geislingen an der Steige sits at 48.6°N, 9.8°E, 426 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Eislingen, 12 km away.

Topography around Geislingen an der Steige

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Geislingen an der Steige.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Geislingen an der Steige has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 561 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m.

The land around Geislingen an der Steige is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
509 m
80 km
842 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Eislingen 12 km · Göppingen 16 km · Schwäbisch Gmünd 20 km · Klingenstein 24 km · Ebersbach an der Fils 25 km · Heidenheim an der Brenz 25 km · Eselsberg 26 km · Kirchheim unter Teck 28 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 Geislingen an der Steige (48.6242°, 9.8274°, elevation 426 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).