Melle weather in August

In August, Melle sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 16% 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 Melle's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:17 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Melle is Lower Saxony.

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 Melle reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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
32414
42414
52414
62414
72414
82414
92414
102314
112314
122314
132314
142314
152314
162314
172314
182314
192214
202213
212213
222213
232213
242213
252213
262113
272113
282113
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Melle

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.

Melle weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7113.6380.0
Feb / 5611.43.59.50.2
Mar / 6012.41.611.51.8
Apr14° / 5211.40.213.63.9
May18° / 6311.6015.45.4
Jun21° / 12°6812016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7913.40166.2
Aug23° / 14°7813.1014.56.2
Sep19° / 11°6310.9012.45.6
Oct14° / 6712.3010.33.6
Nov / 6312.70.98.51.3
Dec / 7313.42.97.60.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43961
53961
63961
73862
83664
93664
103664
113565
123565
133466
143367
153367
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Melle gets around 78 mm of rain over 13.1 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
642
742
842
942
1042
1143
1243
1343
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2343
2443
2543
2643
2742
2842
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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14441141
24441141
34541141
44541130
54640130
64740130
74740130
84840120
94839120
104839120
114939121
124938121
134938131
144937131
154937131
164937131
175036131
185036131
195135131
205135131
215234131
225433121
235532121
245631121
255830111
265929111
276128101
286227101
29632791
30652681
31652681

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
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2312calm
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2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
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 4:52 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:528:13
215.34:548:12
315.24:558:10
415.24:578:08
515.14:598:06
615.15:008:05
715.05:028:03
815.05:038:01
914.95:057:59
1014.85:077:57
1114.85:087:55
1214.75:107:53
1314.75:127:51
1414.65:137:49
1514.55:157:47
1614.55:177:45
1714.45:187:43
1814.35:207:41
1914.35:227:39
2014.25:237:36
2114.25:257:34
2214.15:277:32
2314.05:287:30
2414.05:307:28
2513.95:327:25
2613.85:337:23
2713.85:357:21
2813.75:377:18
2913.65:387:16
3013.65:407:14
3113.55:427:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Melle?

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
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Melle for sightseeing.

What to pack for Melle in August

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

In August, Melle sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Melle 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 Melle peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Melle?

Melle sits at 52.2°N, 8.3°E, 82 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Spenge, 12 km away.

Topography around Melle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m.

The land around Melle is covered by trees (32%), cropland (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
476 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Spenge 12 km · Bad Essen 13 km · Halle 16 km · Enger 16 km · Bünde 17 km · Hiddenhausen 19 km · Georgsmarienhütte 20 km · Kirchlengern 20 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 Melle (52.202°, 8.3383°, elevation 82 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).