Kempten (Allgäu) weather in August

In August, Kempten (Allgäu) sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 149 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kempten (Allgäu)'s 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kempten (Allgäu)'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:20 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Kempten (Allgäu) is inner city of the urban municipality of Kempten, Bavaria, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.8 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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kempten (Allgäu) reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°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)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132213
142213
152213
162113
172113
182112
192112
202112
212112
222112
232112
242112
252012
262012
272011
282011
292011
301911
311911

How August really feels in Kempten (Allgäu)

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.

Kempten (Allgäu) weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°10413.29.88.70.0
Feb / -3°93129.39.90.0
Mar / -0°11215.28.311.61.2
Apr12° / 10514.84.413.32.9
May16° / 15717.70.714.94.3
Jun20° / 11°15817015.75.2
Jul22° / 13°15916.7015.45.7
Aug21° / 12°14915.1014.15.8
Sep17° / 11713.80.112.44.9
Oct12° / 96121.610.63.2
Nov / 10412.56.19.10.8
Dec / -2°11314.710.18.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125248
135248
145248
155248
165347
175248
185248
195248
205248
215248
225149
235149
244951
254951
264852
274852
284852
294753
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kempten (Allgäu) gets around 149 mm of rain over 15.1 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
249
349
449
549
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2049
2149
2249
2350
2450
2550
2651
2751
2851
2952
3052
3152

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
146477
246467
347467
447457
548457
649447
749447
850437
950437
1051436
1151436
1251436
1353425
1453425
1553425
1653425
1754424
1854424
1955414
2055414
2157403
2257403
2358393
2459383
2561363
2663352
2764342
2866322
2968302
3070282
3172271

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:007:50
214.85:017:48
314.75:027:47
414.75:047:45
514.65:057:44
614.65:067:42
714.65:087:41
814.55:097:39
914.55:107:38
1014.45:127:36
1114.45:137:34
1214.35:147:33
1314.35:167:31
1414.25:177:29
1514.25:187:28
1614.15:207:26
1714.05:217:24
1814.05:237:22
1913.95:247:20
2013.95:257:19
2113.85:277:17
2213.85:287:15
2313.75:307:13
2413.75:317:11
2513.65:327:09
2613.65:347:07
2713.55:357:05
2813.45:367:03
2913.45:387:01
3013.35:396:59
3113.35:416:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kempten (Allgäu)?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kempten (Allgäu) for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kempten (Allgäu) in August

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

In August, Kempten (Allgäu) sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kempten (Allgäu) 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 Kempten (Allgäu) peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kempten (Allgäu)?

Kempten (Allgäu) sits at 47.7°N, 10.3°E, 681 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sonthofen, 23 km away.

Topography around Kempten (Allgäu)

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kempten (Allgäu).

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kempten (Allgäu) has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,691 m.

The land around Kempten (Allgäu) is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
629 m
80 km
2,691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sonthofen 23 km · Marktoberdorf 23 km · Leutkirch 25 km · Kaufbeuren 29 km · Memmingen 30 km · Fussen 34 km · Wangen 36 km · Bad Waldsee 47 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 Kempten (Allgäu) (47.7267°, 10.3139°, elevation 681 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).