Norden weather in August

In August, Norden sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 84 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Norden's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:17 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Norden is district of the town Norden, district of Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Norden reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Norden

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.

Norden weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6613.31.77.80.0
Feb / 4810.31.79.40.1
Mar / 4911.31.111.51.4
Apr12° / 4710.60.113.73.3
May16° / 5711.7015.64.8
Jun19° / 12°7412.3016.75.6
Jul21° / 14°8314.6016.35.8
Aug21° / 14°8414.7014.65.8
Sep18° / 11°7212.2012.55.3
Oct13° / 6813.1010.33.5
Nov / 5913.10.18.31.4
Dec / 6413.41.67.30.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94060
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Norden gets around 84 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
546
646
746
846
946
1046
1146
1247
1347
1447
1547
1648
1748
1848
1949
2049
2149
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2449
2549
2649
2748
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3047
3147

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12848212
22948212
32947212
43047212
53146211
63246211
73345211
83344221
93444221
103543221
113542221
123642221
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204139192
214138182
224338172
234438172
244537162
254737152
264936142
275135131
285235121
295434111
305534101
31563491

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 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 4:51 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:518:23
215.54:538:22
315.44:548:20
415.44:568:18
515.34:588:16
615.25:008:14
715.25:018:12
815.15:038:10
915.15:058:08
1015.05:068:06
1114.95:088:04
1214.95:108:02
1314.85:128:00
1414.75:147:58
1514.75:157:56
1614.65:177:53
1714.55:197:51
1814.55:217:49
1914.45:227:47
2014.35:247:45
2114.35:267:42
2214.25:287:40
2314.15:307:38
2414.15:317:35
2514.05:337:33
2613.95:357:31
2713.95:377:28
2813.85:397:26
2913.75:407:23
3013.65:427:21
3113.65:447:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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94.9Bright
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144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Norden?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Norden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Norden in August

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

In August, Norden sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Norden in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Norden 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 Norden peaks around July 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 19UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Norden?

Norden sits at 53.6°N, 7.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Aurich, 23 km away.

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Topography around Norden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m.

The land around Norden is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (37%), grassland (31%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
95 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Aurich 23 km · Emden 26 km · Delfzijl 35 km · Wittmund 38 km · Leer 44 km · Weener 49 km · Schortens 49 km · Winschoten 51 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 Norden (53.5955°, 7.2062°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).