Kreuztal weather in August

In August, Kreuztal sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 100 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 14.3 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 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Kreuztal's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kreuztal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kreuztal 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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kreuztal reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112112
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132112
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222012
232012
242011
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301911
311811

How August really feels in Kreuztal

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.

Kreuztal 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 / -2°11015.57.88.20.0
Feb / -2°8912.97.79.70.0
Mar / 9314.85.311.50.8
Apr12° / 74131.813.52.9
May16° / 8713.60.115.34.4
Jun19° / 10°9514.6016.25.3
Jul21° / 12°10715.5015.85.6
Aug20° / 12°10014.6014.35.6
Sep16° / 9012.1012.44.7
Oct11° / 9013.70.310.42.6
Nov / 9214.33.28.70.5
Dec / -1°11516.47.57.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44060
54060
64060
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123763
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183664
193466
203466
213367
223367
233367
243268
253268
263367
273367
283367
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kreuztal gets around 100 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
648
748
848
948
1048
1148
1248
1349
1449
1549
1648
1748
1848
1948
2047
2147
2247
2346
2446
2546
2646
2746
2845
2945
3045
3145

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1523711
2533710
3533710
4533710
5533710
6543610
755369
855369
955369
1056359
1156359
1256359
1357349
1457349
1558339
1658339
1759329
1860319
1960319
2061309
2162299
2263289
2364279
2465269
2566259
2668248
2769238
2870228
2971227
3072217
3173216

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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 4:58 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:588:10
215.15:008:08
315.15:018:07
415.05:038:05
515.05:048:03
614.95:068:02
714.95:078:00
814.85:097:58
914.85:107:56
1014.75:127:55
1114.75:137:53
1214.65:157:51
1314.55:177:49
1414.55:187:47
1514.45:207:45
1614.45:217:43
1714.35:237:41
1814.25:247:39
1914.25:267:37
2014.15:287:35
2114.15:297:33
2214.05:317:31
2313.95:327:29
2413.95:347:26
2513.85:367:24
2613.75:377:22
2713.75:397:20
2813.65:407:18
2913.65:427:15
3013.55:447:13
3113.45:457:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kreuztal?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kreuztal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kreuztal in August

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

In August, Kreuztal sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Kreuztal 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 Kreuztal 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kreuztal?

Kreuztal sits at 51.0°N, 8.0°E, 336 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hilchenbach, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kreuztal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kreuztal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 363 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m.

The land around Kreuztal is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
355 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
861 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hilchenbach 9.0 km · Netphen 10 km · Siegen 11 km · Freudenberg 11 km · Olpe 12 km · Lennestadt 17 km · Wilnsdorf 19 km · Attendorn 19 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 Kreuztal (50.9678°, 7.9885°, elevation 336 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).