Hanau am Main weather in August

In August, Hanau am Main sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hanau am Main's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hanau am Main's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:20 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
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 Hanau am Main 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
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102515
112515
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192414
202414
212314
222314
232313
242313
252313
262313
272213
282213
292213
302213
312212

How August really feels in Hanau am Main

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.

Hanau am Main weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6912.53.78.30.0
Feb / -0°5510.53.39.70.2
Mar10° / 5911.41.611.52.0
Apr14° / 4910.40.213.54.2
May19° / 6210.8015.25.7
Jun22° / 12°5910.9016.16.3
Jul24° / 14°6611.8015.76.6
Aug24° / 14°5810.3014.36.8
Sep19° / 11°589.3012.46.0
Oct14° / 6011.20.110.53.7
Nov / 6511.61.18.81.1
Dec / 8014.447.90.0

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
45050
54951
64951
75050
84951
94852
104951
114852
124852
134852
144753
154654
164654
174555
184555
194555
204456
214456
224258
234258
244159
254159
264060
274060
284060
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hanau am Main gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
732
832
933
1033
1134
1234
1335
1435
1535
1636
1736
1836
1936
2035
2135
2235
2334
2434
2533
2633
2733
2832
2932
3032
3131

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1473716
2473815
3473815
4483814
5483814
6483813
7493813
8493813
9493812
10493812
11503812
12503812
13503812
14503812
15513712
16513712
17523612
18533512
19523513
20533413
21553312
22563212
23583012
24592912
25612811
26622711
27642610
28652510
2967249
3068248
3170237

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:588:03
215.04:598:02
315.05:008:00
414.95:027:59
514.95:037:57
614.85:057:55
714.85:067:54
814.75:087:52
914.75:097:50
1014.65:117:48
1114.65:127:47
1214.55:147:45
1314.55:157:43
1414.45:177:41
1514.35:187:39
1614.35:207:37
1714.25:217:35
1814.25:237:33
1914.15:247:31
2014.15:267:29
2114.05:277:27
2213.95:297:25
2313.95:307:23
2413.85:327:21
2513.85:347:19
2613.75:357:17
2713.65:377:15
2813.65:387:13
2913.55:407:10
3013.45:417:08
3113.45:437:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hanau am Main?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hanau am Main for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hanau am Main in August

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

In August, Hanau am Main sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hanau am Main 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 Hanau am Main peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hanau am Main?

Hanau am Main sits at 50.1°N, 8.9°E, 107 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bruchköbel, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Hanau am Main

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hanau am Main has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m.

The land around Hanau am Main is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
903 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bruchköbel 5.0 km · Maintal 6.0 km · Mühlheim am Main 6.0 km · Obertshausen 8.0 km · Seligenstadt 11 km · Offenbach 11 km · Alzenau in Unterfranken 12 km · Heusenstamm 12 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 Hanau am Main (50.1342°, 8.9142°, elevation 107 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).