Rathenow weather in August

In August, Rathenow sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.5 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Rathenow's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rathenow's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:59 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
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 Rathenow reaches about 24°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 19°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)
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52515
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102415
112415
122415
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212314
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292213
302213
312213

How August really feels in Rathenow

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.

Rathenow 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 / -1°5011.43.180.0
Feb / -1°369.53.19.50.1
Mar / 4610.71.811.51.6
Apr14° / 359.10.213.64.2
May19° / 5510.2015.56.0
Jun22° / 12°569.9016.56.4
Jul24° / 14°7611.7016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°6010.5014.56.7
Sep19° / 11°528.8012.46.1
Oct14° / 479.6010.33.8
Nov / 4410.20.98.51.1
Dec / 4711.52.77.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54555
64555
74456
84456
94456
104357
114357
124357
134357
144258
154258
164357
174258
184258
194258
204159
214159
224159
234060
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rathenow gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
334
434
534
635
735
835
935
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14240171
24239171
34339171
44438171
54538171
64637171
74736171
84736161
94835161
104935160
115034160
125134150
135233150
145133151
155232151
165232151
175232151
185232151
195232151
205232151
215332141
225431141
235431141
245630131
255730121
265829121
276028111
286128101
296227101
30642691
31652681

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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3111calm

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 4:35 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:357:59
215.34:367:57
315.34:387:55
415.24:397:54
515.24:417:52
615.14:437:50
715.14:447:48
815.04:467:46
914.94:487:44
1014.94:497:42
1114.84:517:40
1214.84:537:38
1314.74:547:36
1414.64:567:34
1514.64:587:32
1614.54:597:30
1714.45:017:28
1814.45:037:26
1914.35:057:24
2014.35:067:21
2114.25:087:19
2214.15:107:17
2314.15:117:15
2414.05:137:12
2513.95:157:10
2613.95:177:08
2713.85:187:06
2813.75:207:03
2913.75:227:01
3013.65:236:59
3113.55:256:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rathenow?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rathenow for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rathenow in August

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

In August, Rathenow sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Rathenow 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 Rathenow peaks around June 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rathenow?

Rathenow sits at 52.6°N, 12.3°E, 31 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Brandenburg an der Havel, 26 km away.

WerderBurg bei MagdeburgFalkenseePotsdam

Topography around Rathenow

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rathenow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Rathenow is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (29%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (36%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Brandenburg an der Havel 26 km · Stendal 32 km · Nauen 36 km · Neuruppin 48 km · Werder 48 km · Burg bei Magdeburg 50 km · Falkensee 51 km · Potsdam 54 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 Rathenow (52.6066°, 12.337°, elevation 31 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).