Leopoldshöhe weather in August

In August, Leopoldshöhe sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12.7 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 Leopoldshöhe's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leopoldshöhe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:16 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Leopoldshöhe is human settlement in Germany.

Density
9,011/km²
people per km²

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 Leopoldshöhe reaches about 23°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 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)
12414
22414
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42414
52414
62414
72414
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102314
112314
122314
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242213
252113
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272112
282112
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Leopoldshöhe

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.

Leopoldshöhe 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°771448.10.0
Feb / 6012.24.49.60.1
Mar / 6613.32.111.51.6
Apr14° / 5311.30.413.63.7
May18° / 6211.5015.45.3
Jun21° / 12°6612016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7613.10166.2
Aug23° / 13°7412.7014.46.2
Sep18° / 10°6510.8012.45.6
Oct13° / 7013010.43.5
Nov / 6712.81.28.61.2
Dec / 7814.33.87.60.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44060
54060
63961
73961
83961
93961
103763
113763
123664
133664
143664
153664
163466
173466
183466
193367
203367
213367
223268
233268
243070
252971
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273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Leopoldshöhe gets around 74 mm of rain over 12.7 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.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
741
841
941
1041
1141
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 (%)
14642120
24642120
34642120
44741110
54841110
64841110
74940110
85040100
95139100
105138110
115138110
125137111
135137111
145236111
155235121
165235121
175334121
185334121
195433121
205632111
215731111
225830111
235929111
246128101
256227101
26642691
27652591
28672481
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 12 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
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1211calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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 5:41 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:518:11
215.34:538:09
315.24:558:08
415.24:568:06
515.14:588:04
615.14:598:02
715.05:018:01
814.95:037:59
914.95:047:57
1014.85:067:55
1114.85:077:53
1214.75:097:51
1314.65:117:49
1414.65:127:47
1514.55:147:45
1614.55:167:43
1714.45:177:41
1814.35:197:39
1914.35:217:37
2014.25:227:35
2114.15:247:32
2214.15:267:30
2314.05:277:28
2413.95:297:26
2513.95:317:24
2613.85:327:21
2713.75:347:19
2813.75:367:17
2913.65:377:14
3013.65:397:12
3113.55:417:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.28 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
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Leopoldshöhe?

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
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Leopoldshöhe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leopoldshöhe in August

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

In August, Leopoldshöhe sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Leopoldshöhe 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 Leopoldshöhe 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 Leopoldshöhe?

Leopoldshöhe sits at 52.0°N, 8.7°E, 132 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lage, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Leopoldshöhe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leopoldshöhe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m.

The land around Leopoldshöhe is covered by cropland (61%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
809 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lage 7.0 km · Oerlinghausen 7.0 km · Bad Salzuflen 9.0 km · Herford 11 km · Bielefeld 12 km · Lemgo 14 km · Detmold 15 km · Enger 17 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 Leopoldshöhe (52.0125°, 8.6983°, elevation 132 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).