Schleswig weather in August

In August, Schleswig sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Schleswig's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schleswig's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:05 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

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 Schleswig 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 26°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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22214
32214
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92213
102213
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262012
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How August really feels in Schleswig

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.

Schleswig weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6612.52.87.60.0
Feb / -0°5110.539.30.0
Mar / 5211.11.911.50.9
Apr12° / 45100.313.73.1
May16° / 5810.8015.74.9
Jun19° / 11°7011.8016.95.7
Jul21° / 13°7812.8016.46.0
Aug21° / 13°7812.9014.76.0
Sep17° / 10°6411.1012.55.2
Oct13° / 6712.4010.23.1
Nov / 5812.10.68.21.0
Dec / 6512.82.67.10.0

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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
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204060
213961
224060
234060
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254060
264060
274060
283961
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303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Schleswig gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1042
1142
1242
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13447181
23447181
33546181
43546181
53645181
63744181
73844181
83843181
93943180
104042180
114042180
124141180
134141180
144240180
154240170
164340170
174340171
184440161
194539161
204539151
214738141
224838141
234937131
245136121
255335111
265534101
27573391
28583291
29593281
30613171
31623161

Wind in August

Winds average 13 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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2813light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:388:18
215.64:398:16
315.54:418:14
415.54:438:12
515.44:458:10
615.44:478:08
715.34:488:06
815.24:508:04
915.24:528:02
1015.14:548:00
1115.04:567:58
1215.04:577:56
1314.94:597:54
1414.85:017:51
1514.85:037:49
1614.75:057:47
1714.65:077:45
1814.65:097:42
1914.55:107:40
2014.45:127:38
2114.45:147:35
2214.35:167:33
2314.25:187:30
2414.15:207:28
2514.15:227:26
2614.05:247:23
2713.95:257:21
2813.85:277:18
2913.85:297:16
3013.75:317:13
3113.65:337:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
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 Schleswig?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Schleswig for sightseeing.

What to pack for Schleswig in August

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

In August, Schleswig 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 Schleswig 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 38 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 Schleswig 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 Schleswig 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 Schleswig?

Schleswig sits at 54.5°N, 9.6°E, 22 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Eckernförde, 18 km away.

HeideElmschenhagen

Topography around Schleswig

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schleswig has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m.

The land around Schleswig is covered by trees (32%) and water (21%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (34%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
256 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Eckernförde 18 km · Rendsburg 25 km · Flensburg 31 km · Husum 34 km · Kiel 43 km · Sønderborg 46 km · Heide 47 km · Elmschenhagen 48 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 Schleswig (54.5202°, 9.5683°, elevation 22 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).