Regensburg weather in August

In August, Regensburg sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 84 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 14.2 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 29% 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 Regensburg's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Regensburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:10 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Regensburg is main settlement of Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Regensburg reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°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 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Regensburg

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.

Regensburg 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 / -3°5511.15.68.50.0
Feb / -2°449.64.69.80.1
Mar / 5811.72.511.61.7
Apr14° / 4910.30.613.44.0
May19° / 8313.30155.5
Jun22° / 12°8613.3015.96.1
Jul24° / 14°9413.7015.66.4
Aug24° / 14°8412.2014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6410.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 5810.60.310.53.6
Nov / 5510.22.48.90.8
Dec / -1°5911.95.38.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Regensburg gets around 84 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 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
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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 4:49 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:497:47
214.94:507:45
314.94:517:44
414.84:537:42
514.84:547:41
614.74:557:39
714.74:577:37
814.64:587:36
914.65:007:34
1014.55:017:32
1114.55:027:31
1214.45:047:29
1314.45:057:27
1414.35:077:25
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1614.25:107:22
1714.15:117:20
1814.15:137:18
1914.05:147:16
2014.05:167:14
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2213.95:187:10
2313.85:207:08
2413.75:217:06
2513.75:237:04
2613.65:247:02
2713.65:267:00
2813.55:276:58
2913.55:296:56
3013.45:306:54
3113.35:326:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Regensburg?

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 Regensburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Regensburg in August

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

In August, Regensburg sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Regensburg in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Regensburg peaks around July 10 at about 7 (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 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Regensburg 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 Regensburg is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Regensburg?

Regensburg sits at 49.0°N, 12.1°E, 341 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kelheim, 19 km away.

DingolfingAmbergLandshutNeumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Topography around Regensburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Regensburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 m.

The land around Regensburg is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
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80 km
1,138 m
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August weather nearby: Kelheim 19 km · Schwandorf in Bayern 34 km · Straubing 38 km · Cham 47 km · Dingolfing 50 km · Amberg 51 km · Landshut 54 km · Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 55 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 Regensburg (49.0151°, 12.1016°, elevation 341 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).