Halberstadt weather in August

In August, Halberstadt sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.6 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Halberstadt's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Halberstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:07 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Halberstadt reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52414
62414
72414
82414
92314
102314
112313
122313
132313
142313
152313
162313
172313
182313
192213
202213
212213
222213
232213
242212
252212
262112
272112
282112
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Halberstadt

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.

Halberstadt 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°50124.68.10.0
Feb / -1°399.94.59.60.0
Mar / 4911.62.911.51.2
Apr13° / 4210.10.413.63.6
May17° / 6411.6015.45.3
Jun20° / 11°6511.8016.45.9
Jul23° / 13°7712.80166.3
Aug23° / 13°6511.6014.46.5
Sep18° / 10°5710012.45.6
Oct13° / 5010.70.110.43.4
Nov / 4810.71.58.60.9
Dec / -0°5112.54.27.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54555
64456
74456
84456
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144258
154159
164159
174060
184060
194060
203961
213961
223961
233862
243862
253763
263664
273664
283565
293565
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Halberstadt gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1136
1236
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1484013
2483912
3493912
4503812
5513811
6523711
7523711
8543610
9553510
10553510
11563410
12563410
13573310
14573310
15583210
16583210
17593110
18603010
19603010
20602911
21612910
22622810
23632710
24642610
2565269
2666259
2768248
2870237
2971227
3072226
3173216

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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 4:43 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:438:01
215.34:447:59
315.24:467:58
415.14:477:56
515.14:497:54
615.04:507:53
715.04:527:51
814.94:537:49
914.94:557:47
1014.84:577:45
1114.74:587:43
1214.75:007:41
1314.65:027:39
1414.65:037:37
1514.55:057:35
1614.45:077:33
1714.45:087:31
1814.35:107:29
1914.35:117:27
2014.25:137:25
2114.15:157:23
2214.15:167:20
2314.05:187:18
2413.95:207:16
2513.95:217:14
2613.85:237:12
2713.75:257:09
2813.75:267:07
2913.65:287:05
3013.55:307:02
3113.55:317:00

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 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 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
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
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 Halberstadt?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Halberstadt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Halberstadt in August

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

In August, Halberstadt sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Halberstadt 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 Halberstadt peaks around June 21 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Halberstadt?

Halberstadt sits at 51.9°N, 11.1°E, 123 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Quedlinburg, 14 km away.

Topography around Halberstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halberstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Halberstadt is covered by cropland (40%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Quedlinburg 14 km · Blankenburg 14 km · Oschersleben 19 km · Wernigerode 20 km · Aschersleben 32 km · Bad Harzburg 34 km · Staßfurt 37 km · Helmstedt 37 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 Halberstadt (51.8956°, 11.0562°, elevation 123 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).