Rendsburg weather in August

In August, Rendsburg sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:05 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Rendsburg is settlement in Rendsburg, 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 Rendsburg reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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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32214
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252013
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How August really feels in Rendsburg

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.

Rendsburg 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 / -0°6512.32.77.70.0
Feb / -0°5010.239.30.0
Mar / 5210.8211.51.0
Apr12° / 4510.10.213.73.2
May16° / 6010.9015.75.0
Jun19° / 11°6912.1016.85.7
Jul21° / 13°7712.9016.46.1
Aug21° / 13°7612.7014.76.0
Sep18° / 11°6011012.55.3
Oct13° / 6412010.23.2
Nov / 5611.50.68.21.1
Dec / 6412.52.77.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54159
64159
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
123961
133961
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284060
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303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rendsburg gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1041
1141
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2941
3041
3141

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13149182
23249182
33249182
43348171
53348171
63448171
73547171
83647171
93746161
103845161
113945161
123944161
134043161
144143161
154242151
164341151
174341151
184440141
194539141
204639142
214738132
224937132
235036122
245135122
255334112
265633101
275732101
28593191
29613081
30623071
31632971

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 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 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:388:16
215.64:408:15
315.54:428:13
415.54:438:11
515.44:458:09
615.34:478:07
715.34:498:05
815.24:518:03
915.14:528:01
1015.14:547:59
1115.04:567:57
1214.94:587:55
1314.95:007:52
1414.85:017:50
1514.75:037:48
1614.75:057:46
1714.65:077:43
1814.55:097:41
1914.55:117:39
2014.45:127:37
2114.35:147:34
2214.35:167:32
2314.25:187:29
2414.15:207:27
2514.05:227:25
2614.05:247:22
2713.95:257:20
2813.85:277:17
2913.85:297:15
3013.75:317:12
3113.65:337:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
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144.3Bright
154.3Bright
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174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rendsburg?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rendsburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rendsburg in August

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

In August, Rendsburg sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Rendsburg 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 at the nearest coast (about 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Rendsburg 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 Rendsburg peaks around July 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rendsburg?

Rendsburg sits at 54.3°N, 9.7°E, 9 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Eckernförde, 21 km away.

Topography around Rendsburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rendsburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m.

The land around Rendsburg is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (33%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (30%), water (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Eckernförde 21 km · Schleswig 25 km · Kiel 30 km · Neumünster 32 km · Elmschenhagen 34 km · Heide 39 km · Preetz 40 km · Itzehoe 44 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 Rendsburg (54.3018°, 9.6717°, elevation 9 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).