Mössingen weather in August

In August, Mössingen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mössingen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mössingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:23 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

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 Mössingen reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52414
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112314
122313
132313
142313
152313
162313
172313
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232213
242212
252212
262212
272212
282112
292112
302112
312111

How August really feels in Mössingen

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.

Mössingen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7012.35.98.60.0
Feb / -2°5810.55.79.90.1
Mar / 7012.53.511.61.7
Apr14° / 6111.71.413.43.6
May18° / 9314.50155.0
Jun21° / 11°8113.3015.85.9
Jul23° / 13°8413.1015.56.4
Aug23° / 13°7312.3014.16.5
Sep18° / 6310.9012.45.7
Oct13° / 6911.50.310.63.5
Nov / 6811.62.690.9
Dec / -1°7813.55.88.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215149
225050
234951
244951
254951
264852
274753
284654
294654
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mössingen gets around 73 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
441
540
640
740
840
940
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1503812
2503812
3503812
4513712
5523711
6523711
7533611
8543610
9543610
1055369
1155369
1256368
1356368
1457367
1557367
1657367
1757367
1858366
1958366
2058366
2159356
2259356
2360346
2461336
2562326
2664306
2765296
2866286
2969265
3070255
3171245

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:037:57
214.95:047:56
314.85:057:54
414.85:077:53
514.75:087:51
614.75:097:49
714.65:117:48
814.65:127:46
914.55:147:45
1014.55:157:43
1114.45:167:41
1214.45:187:40
1314.35:197:38
1414.35:217:36
1514.25:227:34
1614.25:237:32
1714.15:257:31
1814.05:267:29
1914.05:287:27
2013.95:297:25
2113.95:307:23
2213.85:327:21
2313.85:337:19
2413.75:357:17
2513.75:367:15
2613.65:387:13
2713.55:397:11
2813.55:407:09
2913.45:427:07
3013.45:437:05
3113.35:457:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mössingen?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mössingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mössingen in August

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

In August, Mössingen sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mössingen 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 Mössingen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mössingen?

Mössingen sits at 48.4°N, 9.1°E, 464 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hechingen, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Mössingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mössingen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 509 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 678 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,071 m.

The land around Mössingen is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), cropland (21%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
678 m
80 km
1,071 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hechingen 9.0 km · Rottenburg 12 km · Tübingen 13 km · Pfullingen 14 km · Reutlingen 15 km · Balingen 21 km · Albstadt 21 km · Metzingen 22 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 Mössingen (48.4057°, 9.0542°, elevation 464 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).