Pulheim weather in August

In August, Pulheim sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pulheim's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pulheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:26 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

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 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pulheim 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 30°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)
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How August really feels in Pulheim

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.

Pulheim weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6913.628.20.2
Feb / 5911.82.89.60.7
Mar11° / 5912.80.911.52.3
Apr15° / 459.90.113.54.3
May19° / 10°5511015.35.7
Jun22° / 13°6311.3016.26.2
Jul24° / 15°7012.1015.86.5
Aug23° / 14°6911.2014.36.6
Sep20° / 11°6110.2012.46.0
Oct15° / 6711.6010.44.1
Nov / 6912.70.68.71.8
Dec / 7914.62.57.80.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44357
54357
64159
74159
84060
94060
104060
113961
123961
133961
143862
153862
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313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pulheim gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
438
538
638
738
838
939
1039
1139
1238
1338
1438
1538
1637
1737
1836
1936
2036
2135
2235
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2534
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2734
2834
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3034
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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13744181
23744181
33744171
43845171
53845171
63845171
73944161
83944161
93944160
104044161
114043161
124143161
134142161
144241161
154340161
164439171
174538171
184537171
194636161
204835161
214934161
225033161
235232151
245431141
255530141
265729131
275928121
286027121
296226111
306425101
316425101

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 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 5:03 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:038:15
215.15:048:13
315.15:068:12
415.05:078:10
515.05:098:08
614.95:108:07
714.95:128:05
814.85:138:03
914.85:158:01
1014.75:167:59
1114.75:187:58
1214.65:207:56
1314.55:217:54
1414.55:237:52
1514.45:247:50
1614.45:267:48
1714.35:287:46
1814.25:297:44
1914.25:317:42
2014.15:327:40
2114.15:347:38
2214.05:357:35
2313.95:377:33
2413.95:397:31
2513.85:407:29
2613.75:427:27
2713.75:437:25
2813.65:457:22
2913.65:477:20
3013.55:487:18
3113.45:507:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pulheim?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pulheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pulheim in August

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

In August, Pulheim sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pulheim 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 Pulheim 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pulheim in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pulheim is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pulheim?

Pulheim sits at 51.0°N, 6.8°E, 47 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bilderstöckchen, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Pulheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pulheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Pulheim is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (21%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bilderstöckchen 9.0 km · Frechen 9.0 km · Neuehrenfeld 10 km · Dormagen 11 km · Nippes 11 km · Neustadt/Nord 11 km · Monheim am Rhein 12 km · Cologne 12 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 Pulheim (50.9997°, 6.8063°, elevation 47 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).