Germersheim weather in August

In August, Germersheim sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°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 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Germersheim's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Germersheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:24 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Germersheim reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°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)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132516
142516
152515
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202515
212515
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232415
242415
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272414
282314
292314
302314
312314

How August really feels in Germersheim

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.

Germersheim weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°5511.33.18.50.0
Feb / 4910.22.69.80.4
Mar11° / 5511.21.111.62.5
Apr15° / 46100.113.44.6
May19° / 10°6611.9015.15.8
Jun23° / 14°5711.6015.96.5
Jul25° / 16°6511.6015.66.6
Aug25° / 15°5510.4014.26.8
Sep20° / 12°569.5012.46.3
Oct14° / 59110.110.54.1
Nov / 6011.50.78.91.4
Dec / 6913.12.98.10.1

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
74951
84951
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194852
204852
214852
224852
234753
244753
254654
264654
274555
284456
294456
304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Germersheim gets around 55 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2232
2332
2432
2532
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3130

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1404020
2404019
3404019
4414118
5414118
6424117
7424116
8434116
9434116
10434115
11434115
12444115
13444015
14444015
15454015
16454015
17453915
18453915
19463915
20463815
21473815
22483715
23493614
24513514
25533413
26543313
27563212
28583111
29593110
3061309
3163298

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 9 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
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:038:02
214.95:048:01
314.95:067:59
414.85:077:58
514.85:087:56
614.75:107:55
714.75:117:53
814.65:137:51
914.65:147:50
1014.55:157:48
1114.55:177:46
1214.45:187:44
1314.45:207:43
1414.35:217:41
1514.35:237:39
1614.25:247:37
1714.25:267:35
1814.15:277:33
1914.05:297:31
2014.05:307:29
2113.95:327:27
2213.95:337:25
2313.85:347:23
2413.85:367:21
2513.75:377:19
2613.65:397:17
2713.65:407:15
2813.55:427:13
2913.55:437:11
3013.45:457:09
3113.35:467:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Germersheim?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Germersheim for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Germersheim in August

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

In August, Germersheim sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Germersheim 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 Germersheim peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Germersheim?

Germersheim sits at 49.2°N, 8.4°E, 108 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Waghäusel, 11 km away.

Topography around Germersheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Germersheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Germersheim is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Waghäusel 11 km · Speyer 13 km · Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 14 km · Hockenheim 18 km · Landau in der Pfalz 18 km · Haßloch 18 km · Schifferstadt 19 km · Bruchsal 20 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 Germersheim (49.2144°, 8.3669°, elevation 108 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).