Marktredwitz weather in August

In August, Marktredwitz sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Marktredwitz's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marktredwitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:07 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Marktredwitz reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122213
132213
142213
152212
162212
172212
182212
192212
202212
212112
222112
232112
242112
252111
262111
272011
282011
292011
302011
312011

How August really feels in Marktredwitz

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.

Marktredwitz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6713.18.38.40.0
Feb / -3°5310.46.89.70.0
Mar / -0°6312.54.911.50.9
Apr12° / 5111.21.213.53.2
May17° / 7113.10.115.14.9
Jun20° / 11°8013.5016.15.7
Jul22° / 13°8914015.76.0
Aug22° / 12°7712.6014.36.2
Sep17° / 6510.6012.45.2
Oct11° / 6111.10.510.52.8
Nov / 6110.93.68.80.4
Dec / -2°7213.48.57.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74753
84654
94654
104753
114753
124753
134753
144753
154753
164654
174654
184654
194654
204654
214654
224555
234456
244456
254357
264258
274060
284060
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Marktredwitz gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
542
642
742
842
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2939
3039
3139

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157358
257358
358348
458348
559338
660337
761327
861327
963316
1063316
1163316
1264315
1363325
1463325
1564324
1664324
1764324
1864324
1963325
2063325
2164315
2264315
2365305
2466295
2568284
2669274
2770264
2871254
2973243
3075223
3176213

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:457:50
215.04:477:49
315.04:487:47
414.94:507:45
514.94:517:44
614.84:527:42
714.84:547:41
814.74:557:39
914.74:577:37
1014.64:587:35
1114.65:007:34
1214.55:017:32
1314.55:037:30
1414.45:047:28
1514.35:067:26
1614.35:077:24
1714.25:097:22
1814.25:107:20
1914.15:127:18
2014.05:137:16
2114.05:157:14
2213.95:167:12
2313.95:187:10
2413.85:207:08
2513.75:217:06
2613.75:237:04
2713.65:247:02
2813.65:267:00
2913.55:276:57
3013.45:296:55
3113.45:306:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Marktredwitz?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Marktredwitz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marktredwitz in August

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

In August, Marktredwitz sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Marktredwitz in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Marktredwitz peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Marktredwitz?

Marktredwitz sits at 50.0°N, 12.1°E, 539 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Selb, 19 km away.

Topography around Marktredwitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marktredwitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 555 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m.

The land around Marktredwitz is covered by trees (34%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
516 m
80 km
1,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Selb 19 km · Cheb 22 km · Hof 36 km · Weiden 37 km · Bayreuth 37 km · Sokolov 44 km · Mariánské Lázně 44 km · Kulmbach 47 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 Marktredwitz (50.0044°, 12.0859°, elevation 539 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).