Königslutter am Elm weather in August

In August, Königslutter am Elm sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Königslutter am Elm's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Königslutter am Elm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:07 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Königslutter am Elm 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Königslutter am Elm reaches about 23°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 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22414
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How August really feels in Königslutter am Elm

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.

Königslutter am Elm 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°55123.480.0
Feb / -1°4110.33.89.50.1
Mar / 51122.211.51.5
Apr14° / 429.50.213.64.0
May18° / 5810.7015.45.6
Jun21° / 12°6011.2016.46.1
Jul23° / 14°7412.40166.4
Aug23° / 14°6311.4014.56.5
Sep19° / 10°559.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 5210.9010.33.6
Nov / 4910.918.51.1
Dec / 5512.43.37.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74357
84357
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
144060
154060
164060
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203862
213862
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Königslutter am Elm gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.4 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 (%)
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236
336
435
535
635
735
835
935
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1135
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1636
1736
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1937
2038
2138
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2738
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3037
3137

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 (%)Muggy (%)
14541131
24641131
34640121
44740121
54839121
64939121
75038121
85037121
95037121
105136121
115136121
125235121
135334121
145334121
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165432131
175432131
185531131
195630131
205630131
215729131
225828131
235928121
246027121
256226111
266325111
276524101
28672391
29672391
30702280
31712270

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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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411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:428:03
215.34:448:02
315.24:458:00
415.24:477:58
515.14:487:57
615.14:507:55
715.04:527:53
815.04:537:51
914.94:557:49
1014.84:577:47
1114.84:587:45
1214.75:007:43
1314.75:017:41
1414.65:037:39
1514.55:057:37
1614.55:077:35
1714.45:087:33
1814.45:107:31
1914.35:127:29
2014.25:137:27
2114.25:157:24
2214.15:177:22
2314.05:187:20
2414.05:207:18
2513.95:227:16
2613.85:237:13
2713.85:257:11
2813.75:277:09
2913.65:287:06
3013.65:307:04
3113.55:327:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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34.9Bright
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114.6Bright
124.6Bright
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144.5Bright
154.4Bright
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174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Königslutter am Elm?

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
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Königslutter am Elm for sightseeing.

What to pack for Königslutter am Elm in August

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

In August, Königslutter am Elm sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Königslutter am Elm 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 Königslutter am Elm peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Königslutter am Elm?

Königslutter am Elm sits at 52.3°N, 10.8°E, 136 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Helmstedt, 13 km away.

Topography around Königslutter am Elm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Königslutter am Elm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Königslutter am Elm is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
1,165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Helmstedt 13 km · Wolfsburg 19 km · Braunschweig 20 km · Wolfenbüttel 21 km · Salzgitter 29 km · Vechelde 31 km · Gifhorn 31 km · Oschersleben 37 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 Königslutter am Elm (52.2512°, 10.8168°, elevation 136 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).