Kaiserslautern weather in August

In August, Kaiserslautern sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 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 Kaiserslautern's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaiserslautern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:26 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 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 Kaiserslautern reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
12415
22415
32415
42415
52415
62415
72415
82415
92415
102415
112414
122414
132414
142414
152314
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192314
202314
212314
222314
232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292113
302112
312112

How August really feels in Kaiserslautern

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.

Kaiserslautern weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5811.33.88.40.0
Feb / -0°519.93.89.80.1
Mar / 5811.51.711.51.8
Apr14° / 5411.20.213.43.8
May18° / 7412.7015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°6711.80166.1
Jul23° / 14°7212.7015.66.5
Aug23° / 14°6511.7014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6010.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 6211.50.110.53.5
Nov / 6011.91.28.91.0
Dec / 7213.43.880.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54951
64852
74753
84753
94753
104753
114654
124654
134555
144555
154555
164555
174555
184555
194555
204555
214357
224357
234357
244357
254258
264258
274258
284159
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kaiserslautern gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2536
2635
2735
2834
2934
3033
3133

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1493714
2493714
3493714
4503713
5503713
6503713
7513712
8513712
9513712
10533611
11533611
12533611
13533611
14543511
15543511
16553411
17553411
18563311
19553312
20563212
21573112
22583012
23602911
24612811
25622711
26642610
27652510
2867249
2968248
3069238
3170237

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 10 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
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3010calm
3110calm

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 5:04 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:048:05
215.05:068:04
314.95:078:02
414.95:098:01
514.85:107:59
614.85:117:58
714.75:137:56
814.75:147:54
914.65:167:53
1014.65:177:51
1114.55:197:49
1214.55:207:47
1314.45:227:46
1414.35:237:44
1514.35:257:42
1614.25:267:40
1714.25:277:38
1814.15:297:36
1914.15:307:34
2014.05:327:32
2113.95:337:30
2213.95:357:28
2313.85:367:26
2413.85:387:24
2513.75:397:22
2613.75:417:20
2713.65:427:18
2813.55:447:16
2913.55:457:14
3013.45:477:12
3113.45:487:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.73 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
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kaiserslautern?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kaiserslautern for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaiserslautern in August

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

In August, Kaiserslautern sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaiserslautern 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 Kaiserslautern peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaiserslautern?

Kaiserslautern sits at 49.4°N, 7.8°E, 240 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustadt an der Weinstraße, 29 km away.

Topography around Kaiserslautern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaiserslautern has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Kaiserslautern is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Neustadt an der Weinstraße 29 km · Bad Dürkheim 29 km · Pirmasens 29 km · Homburg 34 km · Haßloch 36 km · Zweibrücken 36 km · Landau in der Pfalz 37 km · Bexbach 39 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 Kaiserslautern (49.443°, 7.7716°, elevation 240 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).