Horb am Neckar weather in August

In August, Horb am Neckar sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Horb am Neckar's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horb am Neckar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:25 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 19.5 µg/m³ · 2014

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 Horb am Neckar 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 29°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
42414
52414
62314
72314
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92314
102314
112313
122313
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212213
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272112
282112
292112
302112
312111

How August really feels in Horb am Neckar

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.

Horb am Neckar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8012.768.60.0
Feb / -2°6710.969.90.0
Mar / 78133.711.61.5
Apr13° / 6612.21.413.43.5
May17° / 9914.90154.9
Jun21° / 11°8613.6015.85.8
Jul23° / 13°9214015.56.2
Aug23° / 13°7912.7014.16.4
Sep18° / 6811.1012.45.6
Oct13° / 7411.90.310.63.4
Nov / 7311.82.790.9
Dec / -1°8813.768.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
94852
104852
115050
125050
134951
144951
155050
165050
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194951
204951
215050
225050
235050
245050
254951
264852
274852
284852
294753
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Horb am Neckar gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
543
643
742
842
942
1042
1142
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2139
2239
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3039
3139

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 (%)
1493912
2493912
3493912
4493912
5503911
6503911
7523810
8523810
9523810
1053389
1154379
1255378
1355378
1455378
1556377
1656377
1756377
1856377
1957367
2057367
2158357
2259347
2360337
2461327
2562317
2663307
2765287
2866277
2969256
3070246
3172235

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:047:59
214.95:057:57
314.85:077:56
414.85:087:54
514.75:097:53
614.75:117:51
714.65:127:49
814.65:137:48
914.55:157:46
1014.55:167:45
1114.45:187:43
1214.45:197:41
1314.35:207:39
1414.35:227:38
1514.25:237:36
1614.25:257:34
1714.15:267:32
1814.05:287:30
1914.05:297:28
2013.95:307:26
2113.95:327:25
2213.85:337:23
2313.85:357:21
2413.75:367:19
2513.75:387:17
2613.65:397:15
2713.55:407:13
2813.55:427:11
2913.45:437:09
3013.45:457:07
3113.35:467:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Horb am Neckar?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Horb am Neckar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Horb am Neckar in August

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

In August, Horb am Neckar sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Horb am Neckar in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Horb am Neckar peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Horb am Neckar?

Horb am Neckar sits at 48.4°N, 8.7°E, 394 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Nagold, 12 km away.

Topography around Horb am Neckar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horb am Neckar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 502 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m.

The land around Horb am Neckar is covered by cropland (35%), trees (34%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (31%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
405 m
80 km
1,380 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Nagold 12 km · Rottenburg 18 km · Freudenstadt 21 km · Herrenberg 21 km · Balingen 22 km · Hechingen 23 km · Baiersbronn 24 km · Mössingen 27 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 Horb am Neckar (48.4442°, 8.6913°, elevation 394 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).