Lemgo weather in August

In August, Lemgo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lemgo's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lemgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:15 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Lemgo 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 Lemgo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122314
132314
142314
152214
162214
172213
182213
192213
202213
212213
222213
232213
242113
252113
262113
272112
282112
292112
302012
312012

How August really feels in Lemgo

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.

Lemgo 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 / -0°7613.84.48.10.0
Feb / -0°59124.99.60.1
Mar / 6613.12.511.51.5
Apr13° / 5511.40.513.63.6
May17° / 6411.7015.45.2
Jun20° / 11°6812.2016.45.8
Jul23° / 13°7913.70166.1
Aug22° / 13°7512.8014.46.2
Sep18° / 10°6611.1012.45.5
Oct13° / 7012.9010.43.3
Nov / 6612.91.38.61.1
Dec / 7614.34.27.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
83961
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143763
153565
163565
173565
183367
193367
203367
213268
223268
233268
243169
253169
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lemgo gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
240
340
441
541
641
741
841
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 (%)Muggy (%)
14641130
24641130
34741120
44840120
54840120
64939110
75039110
85039110
95138110
105138110
115138110
125237110
135237110
145336110
155236111
165335111
175335111
185434111
195434111
205533111
215632111
225732101
235831101
246029101
25622891
26632791
27642691
28662581
29672481
30692371
31702370

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:518:10
215.34:528:09
315.24:548:07
415.24:558:05
515.14:578:03
615.14:588:02
715.05:008:00
814.95:027:58
914.95:037:56
1014.85:057:54
1114.85:077:52
1214.75:087:50
1314.65:107:48
1414.65:117:46
1514.55:137:44
1614.55:157:42
1714.45:167:40
1814.35:187:38
1914.35:207:36
2014.25:217:34
2114.15:237:32
2214.15:257:29
2314.05:267:27
2413.95:287:25
2513.95:307:23
2613.85:317:20
2713.85:337:18
2813.75:357:16
2913.65:377:14
3013.65:387:11
3113.55:407:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lemgo?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lemgo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lemgo in August

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

In August, Lemgo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lemgo 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 Lemgo peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lemgo?

Lemgo sits at 52.0°N, 8.9°E, 100 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lage, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Lemgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lemgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m.

The land around Lemgo is covered by trees (33%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
773 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lage 8.0 km · Detmold 10 km · Bad Salzuflen 12 km · Leopoldshöhe 14 km · Vlotho 16 km · Blomberg 16 km · Oerlinghausen 18 km · Herford 18 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 Lemgo (52.0279°, 8.899°, elevation 100 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).