Guben weather in August

In August, Guben sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.6 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 26°C in the first days to 22°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 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 Guben's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guben's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:52 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Guben 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 19°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)
12615
22615
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42615
52615
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How August really feels in Guben

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.

Guben 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 / -2°5011.84.18.10.0
Feb / -1°399.33.99.60.1
Mar / 4810.82.311.51.5
Apr14° / 378.50.413.64.4
May19° / 5410.8015.46.0
Jun23° / 13°5710.8016.46.5
Jul25° / 15°8012.10166.6
Aug24° / 14°6510.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°529.5012.46.1
Oct14° / 469.80.110.43.8
Nov / 4610.11.18.61.0
Dec / -0°4811.33.47.60.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45050
55050
64852
74852
84852
94654
104654
114654
124654
134555
144654
154555
164555
174456
184456
194357
204357
214357
224258
234258
244258
254159
264159
274159
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Guben gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
334
434
534
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1634
1734
1834
1933
2033
2133
2233
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2433
2533
2634
2734
2834
2935
3035
3136

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14435193
24434193
34434193
44534192
54533192
64633192
74732192
84832191
94932191
104931181
115031181
125131171
135131171
145231161
155231161
165331151
175331151
185331151
195431141
205431141
215531131
225531131
235631121
245631121
255830111
265930101
276029101
28632890
29632890
30652780
31672670

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
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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 4:28 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:287:47
215.34:297:45
315.24:317:43
415.24:327:42
515.14:347:40
615.04:367:38
715.04:377:36
814.94:397:34
914.94:407:33
1014.84:427:31
1114.84:447:29
1214.74:457:27
1314.64:477:25
1414.64:487:23
1514.54:507:21
1614.44:527:19
1714.44:537:17
1814.34:557:15
1914.34:577:12
2014.24:587:10
2114.15:007:08
2214.15:027:06
2314.05:037:04
2413.95:057:02
2513.95:076:59
2613.85:086:57
2713.75:106:55
2813.75:126:53
2913.65:136:50
3013.55:156:48
3113.55:176:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Guben?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Guben for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guben in August

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

In August, Guben sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Guben in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guben peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guben?

Guben sits at 51.9°N, 14.7°E, 46 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Gubin, 2.0 km away.

Weißwasser

Topography around Guben

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guben has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Guben is covered by trees (33%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (57%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
300 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Gubin 2.0 km · Eisenhüttenstadt 23 km · Forst 24 km · Cottbus 34 km · Żary 45 km · Frankfurt (Oder) 45 km · Słubice 46 km · Weißwasser 50 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 Guben (51.9499°, 14.7055°, elevation 46 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).