Mühlacker weather in August

In August, Mühlacker sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 71 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:23 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 27.2 µg/m³ · 2013

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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mühlacker reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°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)
12516
22516
32516
42516
52516
62516
72516
82515
92515
102515
112515
122515
132515
142515
152515
162515
172415
182415
192415
202415
212415
222414
232414
242414
252314
262314
272314
282314
292314
302213
312213

How August really feels in Mühlacker

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.

Mühlacker 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 / -0°6812.548.50.0
Feb / 60113.59.80.4
Mar10° / 7012.61.911.62.3
Apr15° / 5411.10.113.44.4
May19° / 10°8513.20155.6
Jun22° / 13°7512.3015.96.3
Jul25° / 15°7912.6015.56.6
Aug24° / 15°7112014.26.6
Sep20° / 11°6410.2012.46.1
Oct14° / 6911.40.110.54.0
Nov / 7011.41.18.91.4
Dec / 82143.58.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35446
45347
55347
65446
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135446
145446
155446
165347
175446
185446
195446
205446
215347
225347
235248
245248
255149
265149
275050
284951
294852
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mühlacker gets around 71 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
338
438
538
639
739
839
939
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2238
2338
2437
2537
2637
2736
2836
2935
3035
3134

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13642220
23642210
33642210
43742210
53742200
63842200
73842190
83842190
93942190
103942180
114042180
124041181
134141181
144141181
154240171
164240171
174339171
184339171
194439171
204438171
214537171
224636171
234835161
244934161
255033161
265232151
275431141
285630131
295829130
305929120
316128110

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:028:00
214.95:037:58
314.95:057:57
414.85:067:55
514.85:077:54
614.75:097:52
714.75:107:50
814.65:117:49
914.65:137:47
1014.55:147:45
1114.55:167:44
1214.45:177:42
1314.45:197:40
1414.35:207:38
1514.25:217:36
1614.25:237:35
1714.15:247:33
1814.15:267:31
1914.05:277:29
2014.05:297:27
2113.95:307:25
2213.95:327:23
2313.85:337:21
2413.75:357:19
2513.75:367:17
2613.65:377:15
2713.65:397:13
2813.55:407:11
2913.45:427:09
3013.45:437:07
3113.35:457:05

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 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 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
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mühlacker?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mühlacker for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mühlacker in August

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

In August, Mühlacker sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mühlacker in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mühlacker 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 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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mühlacker?

Mühlacker sits at 48.9°N, 8.8°E, 225 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Vaihingen an der Enz, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Mühlacker

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mühlacker has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Mühlacker is covered by trees (37%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Vaihingen an der Enz 9.0 km · Pforzheim 12 km · Bretten 14 km · Sachsenheim 17 km · Bietigheim-Bissingen 21 km · Leonberg 21 km · Renningen 21 km · Ditzingen 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 Mühlacker (48.9475°, 8.8368°, elevation 225 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).