Gersthofen weather in August

In August, Gersthofen sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 84 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Gersthofen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gersthofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:16 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Gersthofen 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gersthofen reaches about 24°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 30°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
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52515
62514
72514
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102514
112414
122414
132414
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202414
212413
222313
232313
242313
252313
262313
272213
282213
292212
302212
312212

How August really feels in Gersthofen

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.

Gersthofen 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 / -2°5911.15.28.60.0
Feb / -2°48104.39.90.2
Mar10° / 61122.511.62.0
Apr14° / 5610.70.713.44.1
May19° / 9214.30155.4
Jun22° / 12°9013.7015.86.0
Jul24° / 14°9313.4015.56.4
Aug24° / 14°8412.4014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°6510.9012.45.8
Oct14° / 6211.10.210.63.7
Nov / 6110.1291.0
Dec / -1°6512.75.28.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115149
125149
135149
145149
155050
165050
175050
185050
195050
205149
215050
225050
235050
244852
254852
264753
274753
284654
294555
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gersthofen gets around 84 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1939
2039
2139
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2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1394317
2394317
3394417
4404416
5404316
6414316
7424315
8424315
9434314
10444314
11444213
12454213
13454213
14464212
15474112
16474112
17484012
18484012
19493912
20493912
21503812
22513712
23523612
24523612
25543511
26553411
27573310
28593110
2961309
3062299
3164288

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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
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 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 4:55 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:557:50
214.94:577:48
314.84:587:47
414.84:597:45
514.75:017:44
614.75:027:42
714.65:037:41
814.65:057:39
914.55:067:37
1014.55:087:36
1114.45:097:34
1214.45:107:32
1314.35:127:31
1414.35:137:29
1514.25:157:27
1614.25:167:25
1714.15:177:23
1814.05:197:21
1914.05:207:20
2013.95:227:18
2113.95:237:16
2213.85:257:14
2313.85:267:12
2413.75:277:10
2513.75:297:08
2613.65:307:06
2713.55:327:04
2813.55:337:02
2913.45:357:00
3013.45:366:58
3113.35:376:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gersthofen?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gersthofen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gersthofen in August

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

In August, Gersthofen sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gersthofen 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 Gersthofen peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gersthofen?

Gersthofen sits at 48.4°N, 10.9°E, 473 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neusäß, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gersthofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gersthofen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Gersthofen is covered by cropland (39%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Neusäß 5.0 km · Augsburg 6.0 km · Friedberg 11 km · Königsbrunn 17 km · Bobingen 17 km · Aichach 20 km · Schrobenhausen 32 km · Dillingen an der Donau 33 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 Gersthofen (48.4243°, 10.8727°, elevation 473 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).