Gelnhausen weather in August

In August, Gelnhausen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 24% 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 Gelnhausen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gelnhausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:18 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

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 Gelnhausen reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
12515
22515
32415
42415
52415
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162314
172314
182314
192314
202313
212313
222313
232313
242213
252213
262213
272213
282212
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Gelnhausen

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.

Gelnhausen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°8113.24.98.30.0
Feb / -1°6511.24.69.70.1
Mar / 6912.72.111.51.7
Apr14° / 55110.313.53.9
May18° / 6811.6015.25.5
Jun21° / 12°6612016.16.1
Jul23° / 14°7413015.76.4
Aug23° / 14°6510.8014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°659.9012.45.8
Oct13° / 6811.70.110.53.4
Nov / 7212.11.78.80.9
Dec / -0°9215.35.57.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
55050
65050
75050
85050
94951
104951
115050
124852
134852
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
194456
204456
214357
224357
234258
244159
254159
264060
273961
283961
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gelnhausen gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
433
533
633
733
834
934
1035
1135
1236
1336
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2436
2536
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1483616
2483715
3493715
4493714
5493714
6503713
7513712
8513712
9513712
10523711
11523711
12523711
13523711
14533611
15533611
16533611
17543511
18543511
19553411
20553411
21563311
22573211
23583111
24593011
25612910
26622810
2764279
2865269
2967258
3068248
3169247

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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 4:56 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:568:02
215.14:588:01
315.04:597:59
415.05:007:58
514.95:027:56
614.95:037:54
714.85:057:53
814.75:067:51
914.75:087:49
1014.65:097:47
1114.65:117:46
1214.55:127:44
1314.55:147:42
1414.45:157:40
1514.45:177:38
1614.35:187:36
1714.25:207:34
1814.25:227:32
1914.15:237:30
2014.15:257:28
2114.05:267:26
2213.95:287:24
2313.95:297:22
2413.85:317:20
2513.85:327:18
2613.75:347:16
2713.65:357:14
2813.65:377:12
2913.55:387:09
3013.55:407:07
3113.45:427:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gelnhausen?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gelnhausen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gelnhausen in August

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

In August, Gelnhausen sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gelnhausen 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 Gelnhausen 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
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gelnhausen?

Gelnhausen sits at 50.2°N, 9.2°E, 139 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Büdingen, 11 km away.

Topography around Gelnhausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gelnhausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m.

The land around Gelnhausen is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
451 m
80 km
870 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Büdingen 11 km · Alzenau in Unterfranken 15 km · Bruchköbel 19 km · Hanau am Main 21 km · Nidderau 23 km · Seligenstadt 23 km · Aschaffenburg 25 km · Maintal 26 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 Gelnhausen (50.2016°, 9.1874°, elevation 139 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).