Idar-Oberstein weather in August

In August, Idar-Oberstein sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:27 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Idar-Oberstein is human settlement in Germany.

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Idar-Oberstein 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)
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22314
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How August really feels in Idar-Oberstein

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.

Idar-Oberstein weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6712.44.68.40.0
Feb / -1°5710.34.29.80.1
Mar / 6212.52.311.51.6
Apr13° / 5311.20.513.43.5
May17° / 7112.7015.15.0
Jun20° / 12°6711.80165.9
Jul23° / 13°6712.5015.76.4
Aug22° / 13°6311.2014.26.5
Sep18° / 10°619.8012.45.6
Oct13° / 6311.60.110.53.2
Nov / 6512.11.48.80.8
Dec / 8113.64.480.0

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54753
64654
74654
84555
94555
104456
114456
124258
134258
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164159
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Idar-Oberstein gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
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1937
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2137
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3132

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1513613
2513613
3513712
4513712
5523711
6523711
7533710
8533710
9533710
10533710
1155369
1255369
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21603010
22612910
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24632710
25642610
2666259
2766259
2868248
2970237
3070237
3172226

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:058:08
215.05:078:07
315.05:088:05
414.95:108:04
514.95:118:02
614.85:128:00
714.75:147:59
814.75:157:57
914.65:177:55
1014.65:187:54
1114.55:207:52
1214.55:217:50
1314.45:237:48
1414.45:247:46
1514.35:267:44
1614.35:277:43
1714.25:297:41
1814.15:307:39
1914.15:327:37
2014.05:337:35
2114.05:357:33
2213.95:367:31
2313.85:387:29
2413.85:397:27
2513.75:417:25
2613.75:427:22
2713.65:447:20
2813.55:457:18
2913.55:477:16
3013.45:487:14
3113.45:507:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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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 Idar-Oberstein?

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
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Idar-Oberstein for sightseeing.

What to pack for Idar-Oberstein in August

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

In August, Idar-Oberstein sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Idar-Oberstein 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 Idar-Oberstein peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Idar-Oberstein in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Idar-Oberstein is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Idar-Oberstein?

Idar-Oberstein sits at 49.7°N, 7.3°E, 288 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sankt Wendel, 29 km away.

Topography around Idar-Oberstein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Idar-Oberstein has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 375 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Idar-Oberstein is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
641 m
80 km
768 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sankt Wendel 29 km · Wadern 36 km · Schiffweiler 41 km · Bexbach 41 km · Neunkirchen 42 km · Illingen 42 km · Wittlich 42 km · Bad Kreuznach 43 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 Idar-Oberstein (49.7144°, 7.3078°, elevation 288 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).