Hofgeismar weather in August

In August, Hofgeismar sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.9 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Hofgeismar's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hofgeismar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:14 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hofgeismar reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22414
32414
42314
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122314
132313
142313
152213
162213
172213
182213
192213
202213
212213
222213
232113
242113
252112
262112
272112
282112
292012
302012
312012

How August really feels in Hofgeismar

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.

Hofgeismar 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°5912.74.28.10.0
Feb / -1°4710.64.59.60.1
Mar / 5512.22.111.51.4
Apr13° / 4810.70.413.53.6
May17° / 6412015.35.1
Jun20° / 11°6712.1016.35.8
Jul22° / 13°7513.2015.96.2
Aug22° / 13°7011.9014.46.3
Sep18° / 10°5910.6012.45.5
Oct13° / 6111.6010.43.3
Nov / 5611.61.58.60.9
Dec / 62134.27.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54456
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
124159
133961
143862
153862
163862
173763
183763
193664
203664
213466
223466
233367
243367
253268
263268
273169
283169
293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hofgeismar gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
436
537
637
737
838
938
1039
1139
1240
1340
1440
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2040
2140
2240
2340
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3038
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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1474212
2474111
3484111
4494011
5503911
6523810
7523810
8533710
9543610
10543610
11553510
12563410
13563410
14563410
15573310
16563311
17573211
18573211
19583111
20583111
21593011
22593011
23602911
24622810
25632710
26642610
2766259
2867249
2969238
3070228
3171227

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 4:51 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:518:06
215.24:528:05
315.24:548:03
415.14:558:01
515.04:578:00
615.04:587:58
714.95:007:56
814.95:017:54
914.85:037:52
1014.85:057:51
1114.75:067:49
1214.65:087:47
1314.65:097:45
1414.55:117:43
1514.55:137:41
1614.45:147:39
1714.35:167:37
1814.35:187:35
1914.25:197:33
2014.25:217:31
2114.15:227:28
2214.05:247:26
2314.05:267:24
2413.95:277:22
2513.85:297:20
2613.85:317:17
2713.75:327:15
2813.75:347:13
2913.65:367:11
3013.55:377:08
3113.55:397:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.34 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
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hofgeismar?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hofgeismar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hofgeismar in August

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

In August, Hofgeismar sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Hofgeismar 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 Hofgeismar peaks around July 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hofgeismar?

Hofgeismar sits at 51.5°N, 9.4°E, 157 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Warburg, 17 km away.

Topography around Hofgeismar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hofgeismar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 817 m.

The land around Hofgeismar is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
490 m
80 km
817 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Warburg 17 km · Vellmar 17 km · Beverungen 19 km · Hannoversch Münden 20 km · Kassel 21 km · Uslar 25 km · Baunatal 27 km · Brakel 28 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 Hofgeismar (51.4961°, 9.385°, elevation 157 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).