Königstein im Taunus in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Königstein im Taunus sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 206 mm of rain over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Königstein im Taunus's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Königstein im Taunus's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 206 mm
- 35 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.4
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Königstein im Taunus in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.
A typical summer day in Königstein im Taunus reaches about 23°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Königstein im Taunus
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Königstein im Taunus weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° / -1° | 53 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5° / -0° | 45 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 10° / 2° | 52 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 14° / 5° | 50 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 4.1 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 66 | 11.3 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 68 | 11.4 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.2 |
| Jul | 24° / 14° | 72 | 12.7 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 24° / 14° | 66 | 10.9 | 0 | 14.3 | 6.7 |
| Sep | 19° / 10° | 59 | 9.5 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 13° / 7° | 58 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 8° / 3° | 57 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 4° / 0° | 66 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Königstein im Taunus gets around 206 mm of rain over 35 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 9 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Königstein im Taunus?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Königstein im Taunus for sightseeing.
What to pack for Königstein im Taunus in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Königstein im Taunus sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 35 days see rain.
UV index in Königstein im Taunus in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Königstein im Taunus peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Königstein im Taunus?
Königstein im Taunus sits at 50.2°N, 8.5°E, 364 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kronberg Tal, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Königstein im Taunus
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Königstein im Taunus.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Königstein im Taunus has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 794 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.
The land around Königstein im Taunus is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 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
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 Königstein im Taunus (50.1794°, 8.4713°, elevation 364 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.