Nienburg weather in August

In August, Nienburg sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 12.4 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 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nienburg's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nienburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:12 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Nienburg is town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district of Nienburg.

Density
506/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 Nienburg 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
102414
112414
122314
132314
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202314
212213
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232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282113
292112
302112
312112

How August really feels in Nienburg

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.

Nienburg 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 / 6412.92.780.0
Feb / 4810.62.99.50.2
Mar / 5411.21.511.51.7
Apr14° / 4710.30.213.64.0
May18° / 5910.7015.55.6
Jun21° / 12°6311.7016.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7713016.16.3
Aug23° / 14°7012.4014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°5710.2012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.7010.33.7
Nov / 5511.70.78.51.3
Dec / 6412.62.57.50.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54159
63961
73961
83862
93862
103862
113763
123763
133664
143664
153565
163466
173466
183565
193565
203565
213565
223466
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243466
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273466
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303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nienburg gets around 70 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1140
1240
1341
1441
1541
1641
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2641
2741
2841
2940
3040
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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14144151
24144141
34243141
44343141
54442131
64542131
74541131
84641121
94740121
104740121
114839131
124838131
134937131
144937131
154936131
165036131
175035141
185035141
195034142
205134132
215233132
225333131
235432131
245631121
255730121
265929111
276227101
286227101
29642691
30652591
31662581

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
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1911calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:478:11
215.44:498:10
315.34:508:08
415.24:528:06
515.24:538:04
615.14:558:03
715.14:578:01
815.04:587:59
914.95:007:57
1014.95:027:55
1114.85:037:53
1214.85:057:51
1314.75:077:49
1414.65:087:47
1514.65:107:45
1614.55:127:43
1714.55:147:41
1814.45:157:38
1914.35:177:36
2014.35:197:34
2114.25:207:32
2214.15:227:30
2314.15:247:27
2414.05:267:25
2513.95:277:23
2613.95:297:20
2713.85:317:18
2813.75:327:16
2913.75:347:13
3013.65:367:11
3113.55:387:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.27 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
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nienburg?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nienburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nienburg in August

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

In August, Nienburg sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nienburg 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 Nienburg peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nienburg?

Nienburg sits at 52.6°N, 9.2°E, 27 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustadt am Rübenberge, 23 km away.

Topography around Nienburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nienburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m.

The land around Nienburg is covered by trees (31%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
454 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Neustadt am Rübenberge 23 km · Wunstorf 29 km · Verden 31 km · Petershagen 34 km · Walsrode 35 km · Stadthagen 36 km · Garbsen 36 km · Seelze 38 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 Nienburg (52.6444°, 9.2166°, elevation 27 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).