Kaltenkirchen weather in August

In August, Kaltenkirchen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 14.6 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 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kaltenkirchen's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaltenkirchen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:05 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kaltenkirchen is human settlement in Kaltenkirchen, 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 Kaltenkirchen 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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
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92314
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122214
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222113
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282112
292012
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312012

How August really feels in Kaltenkirchen

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.

Kaltenkirchen 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 / -0°6412.72.77.80.0
Feb / -0°5010.23.39.40.0
Mar / 5310.7211.51.3
Apr13° / 4510.40.313.73.5
May17° / 6111.2015.65.3
Jun20° / 11°6912.3016.75.8
Jul22° / 13°8013.2016.36.1
Aug22° / 13°7513014.66.1
Sep18° / 10°5610.1012.55.6
Oct13° / 5811.8010.23.4
Nov / 5411.70.68.31.1
Dec / 6512.737.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123763
133763
143763
153664
163763
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183664
193763
203763
213763
223763
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243862
253862
263862
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kaltenkirchen gets around 75 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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240
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1040
1140
1241
1341
1442
1542
1643
1743
1843
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2643
2743
2842
2942
3041
3140

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13646171
23746161
33745161
43845161
53944161
64043161
74143161
84242161
94341161
104341161
114440161
124439161
134539161
144638151
154638151
164738151
174737151
184837151
194837141
204936141
215035141
225135131
235234131
245433121
255632111
265831101
275930101
28603091
29622981
30642970
31652870

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:398:13
215.54:418:12
315.54:428:10
415.44:448:08
515.34:468:06
615.34:488:04
715.24:498:02
815.14:518:00
915.14:537:58
1015.04:557:56
1115.04:567:54
1214.94:587:52
1314.85:007:50
1414.85:027:48
1514.75:047:45
1614.65:057:43
1714.65:077:41
1814.55:097:39
1914.45:117:36
2014.45:137:34
2114.35:147:32
2214.25:167:29
2314.25:187:27
2414.15:207:25
2514.05:227:22
2613.95:237:20
2713.95:257:18
2813.85:277:15
2913.75:297:13
3013.75:317:10
3113.65:337:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kaltenkirchen?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kaltenkirchen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaltenkirchen in August

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

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

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kaltenkirchen in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 68 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kaltenkirchen in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaltenkirchen peaks around July 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaltenkirchen?

Kaltenkirchen sits at 53.8°N, 10.0°E, 30 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Quickborn, 12 km away.

Topography around Kaltenkirchen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaltenkirchen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Kaltenkirchen is covered by trees (33%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (34%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Quickborn 12 km · Norderstedt 15 km · Langenhorn 19 km · Poppenbüttel 21 km · Hummelsbüttel 21 km · Elmshorn 22 km · Schnelsen 22 km · Pinneberg 22 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 Kaltenkirchen (53.8324°, 9.9604°, elevation 30 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).