Gescher weather in August

In August, Gescher sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gescher's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gescher's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Gescher is main settlement of Gescher town, 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 Gescher reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 29°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
72414
82414
92414
102314
112314
122314
132314
142314
152314
162314
172314
182314
192214
202214
212213
222213
232213
242213
252213
262213
272113
282113
292113
302112
312112

How August really feels in Gescher

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.

Gescher weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7213.628.10.0
Feb / 5911.32.69.60.4
Mar10° / 6112.2111.52.0
Apr14° / 5010.80.113.64.0
May18° / 6011.7015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6712.5016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7913.40166.2
Aug23° / 14°8112.8014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6610.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 6511.9010.43.8
Nov / 6512.50.68.61.6
Dec / 7713.22.47.60.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43862
53862
63862
73862
83763
93763
103763
113664
123565
133466
143367
153268
163268
173169
183169
193169
203169
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gescher gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.8 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
441
541
641
742
842
943
1043
1144
1244
1344
1445
1545
1645
1745
1844
1944
2043
2143
2243
2342
2442
2541
2641
2740
2840
2939
3039
3138

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13746161
23845161
33845161
43944161
54044161
64043161
74143161
84142161
94242161
104241161
114241161
124340161
134340171
144339171
154339171
164438171
174438171
184538171
194537161
204637161
214736151
224836151
234935141
245134141
255333131
265532121
275631121
285731111
295930101
306029101
31612991

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:588:18
215.35:008:16
315.25:028:14
415.25:038:13
515.15:058:11
615.05:068:09
715.05:088:07
814.95:108:05
914.95:118:03
1014.85:138:02
1114.85:148:00
1214.75:167:58
1314.65:187:56
1414.65:197:54
1514.55:217:52
1614.55:237:50
1714.45:247:48
1814.35:267:45
1914.35:287:43
2014.25:297:41
2114.15:317:39
2214.15:337:37
2314.05:347:35
2413.95:367:32
2513.95:387:30
2613.85:397:28
2713.75:417:26
2813.75:437:23
2913.65:447:21
3013.55:467:19
3113.55:487:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gescher?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gescher for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gescher in August

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

In August, Gescher sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Gescher 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 Gescher peaks around July 14 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gescher?

Gescher sits at 52.0°N, 7.0°E, 62 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Stadtlohn, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Gescher

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gescher has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m.

The land around Gescher is covered by cropland (39%), trees (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (32%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
444 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Stadtlohn 7.0 km · Coesfeld 11 km · Ahaus 14 km · Vreden 15 km · Borken 16 km · Winterswijk 20 km · Dülmen 23 km · Nottuln 24 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 Gescher (51.954°, 7.0048°, elevation 62 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).