Kamenz weather in August

In August, Kamenz sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 10.9 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:56 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Kamenz 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kamenz reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°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)
12515
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72515
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112415
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292213
302213
312113

How August really feels in Kamenz

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.

Kamenz 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°6012.96.18.20.0
Feb / -1°4610.359.60.1
Mar / 5812.33.511.51.5
Apr14° / 409.40.813.54.1
May19° / 5911.6015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°6711.9016.36.2
Jul24° / 14°8112.3015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°7010.9014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°5910.4012.45.8
Oct13° / 5110.50.210.43.6
Nov / 5510.81.98.71.0
Dec / -0°5912.54.57.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
85050
95050
104951
114852
124852
134852
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
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204555
214456
224456
234357
244357
254159
264060
274060
283961
293961
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kamenz gets around 70 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
535
635
735
835
935
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2938
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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14039201
24038201
34138201
44238201
54237191
64337191
74437191
84536181
94636171
104736170
114736160
124836160
134936150
144936150
155135140
165135140
175135140
185234140
195234140
205333140
215333140
225433130
235532130
245731120
255731120
265930110
276029110
286228100
29632890
30642790
31662680

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
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:337:47
215.24:347:45
315.14:367:43
415.14:377:42
515.04:397:40
615.04:407:38
714.94:427:37
814.94:437:35
914.84:457:33
1014.74:477:31
1114.74:487:29
1214.64:507:27
1314.64:517:25
1414.54:537:23
1514.44:547:21
1614.44:567:19
1714.34:587:17
1814.34:597:15
1914.25:017:13
2014.15:027:11
2114.15:047:09
2214.05:067:07
2314.05:077:05
2413.95:097:03
2513.85:117:00
2613.85:126:58
2713.75:146:56
2813.65:156:54
2913.65:176:52
3013.55:196:49
3113.45:206:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kamenz?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kamenz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kamenz in August

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

In August, Kamenz sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kamenz 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 Kamenz peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kamenz 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 Kamenz is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kamenz?

Kamenz sits at 51.3°N, 14.1°E, 201 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hoyerswerda, 21 km away.

Topography around Kamenz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamenz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 940 m.

The land around Kamenz is covered by trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
940 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hoyerswerda 21 km · Radeberg 22 km · Bautzen 26 km · Klotzsche 29 km · Senftenberg 29 km · Loschwitz 31 km · Blasewitz 32 km · Äußere Neustadt 32 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 Kamenz (51.268°, 14.0937°, elevation 201 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).