Grimma weather in August

In August, Grimma sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Grimma's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grimma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:02 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

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 Grimma 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.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102415
112415
122415
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192414
202314
212314
222314
232314
242314
252313
262213
272213
282213
292213
302213
312113

How August really feels in Grimma

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.

Grimma weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5612.65.28.20.0
Feb / -1°4210.24.39.60.1
Mar / 5512.42.811.51.5
Apr14° / 409.40.413.54.0
May18° / 6211.4015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°6511.5016.36.2
Jul24° / 14°7912.6015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°6511.4014.46.6
Sep19° / 11°5910012.45.9
Oct13° / 5210.60.110.43.7
Nov / 5610.71.58.71.1
Dec / 5712.947.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
54951
64951
74852
84753
94654
104555
114555
124456
134456
144357
154258
164258
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224159
234060
244060
254060
263961
273961
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Grimma gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
436
536
636
737
837
937
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1433918
2433918
3443818
4443817
5453817
6463717
7473717
8483616
9483616
10493515
11503515
12513514
13513514
14523414
15523414
16523414
17533314
18533314
19533314
20543214
21543214
22553114
23563113
24573013
25573013
26592912
27602812
28622711
29642610
30652510
3166259

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:387:52
215.24:407:50
315.14:417:49
415.14:437:47
515.04:447:45
615.04:467:44
714.94:477:42
814.94:497:40
914.84:517:38
1014.74:527:36
1114.74:547:35
1214.64:557:33
1314.64:577:31
1414.54:587:29
1514.45:007:27
1614.45:027:25
1714.35:037:23
1814.35:057:21
1914.25:067:19
2014.15:087:17
2114.15:107:14
2214.05:117:12
2314.05:137:10
2413.95:157:08
2513.85:167:06
2613.85:187:04
2713.75:197:01
2813.65:216:59
2913.65:236:57
3013.55:246:55
3113.45:266:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Grimma?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Grimma for sightseeing.

What to pack for Grimma in August

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

In August, Grimma sees daytime highs around 24°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 Grimma 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 Grimma peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Grimma in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Grimma is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Dec 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Grimma?

Grimma sits at 51.2°N, 12.7°E, 143 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wurzen, 15 km away.

Topography around Grimma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grimma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m.

The land around Grimma is covered by cropland (37%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Wurzen 15 km · Borna 20 km · Markkleeberg 25 km · Eilenburg 26 km · Leipzig 27 km · Oschatz 28 km · Gohlis 29 km · Döbeln 30 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 Grimma (51.2337°, 12.7196°, elevation 143 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).