Schwabach weather in August

In August, Schwabach sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 27% 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 Schwabach's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwabach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:13 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Schwabach is main settlement of Schwabach, Middle Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.6 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 Schwabach reaches about 23°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
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42514
52514
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72414
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112414
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202313
212313
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232313
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282212
292212
302112
312112

How August really feels in Schwabach

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.

Schwabach weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6011.65.48.40.0
Feb / -2°4810.15.19.80.1
Mar / 6112.32.711.51.7
Apr14° / 4910.90.613.43.9
May18° / 7913.1015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°7812.80166.1
Jul24° / 14°8212.6015.66.5
Aug23° / 14°7611.7014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6110.4012.45.8
Oct13° / 6211.30.310.53.5
Nov / 6210.82.48.90.8
Dec / -1°6613.25.680.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
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115050
125050
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284456
294357
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Schwabach gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1474112
2474112
3474111
4484111
5484111
6494011
7504010
8513910
9513910
1052399
1152399
1253389
1353389
1454388
1554388
1654388
1755378
1854379
1954379
2054379
2155369
2256359
2356359
2457349
2560328
2661318
2762308
2863298
2966277
3067267
3169256

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
3110calm

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 4:52 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:527:52
215.04:537:51
314.94:557:49
414.94:567:48
514.84:577:46
614.84:597:44
714.75:007:43
814.75:027:41
914.65:037:39
1014.65:047:38
1114.55:067:36
1214.45:077:34
1314.45:097:32
1414.35:107:30
1514.35:127:29
1614.25:137:27
1714.25:157:25
1814.15:167:23
1914.15:187:21
2014.05:197:19
2113.95:217:17
2213.95:227:15
2313.85:247:13
2413.85:257:11
2513.75:277:09
2613.65:287:07
2713.65:307:05
2813.55:317:03
2913.55:337:01
3013.45:346:58
3113.35:366:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Schwabach?

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 Schwabach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Schwabach in August

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

In August, Schwabach sees daytime highs around 23°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 Schwabach 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 Schwabach peaks around July 14 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 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schwabach?

Schwabach sits at 49.3°N, 11.0°E, 328 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wendelstein, 10 km away.

Topography around Schwabach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwabach 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, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m.

The land around Schwabach is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
549 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Wendelstein 10 km · Roth 10 km · Oberasbach 11 km · Zirndorf 13 km · Nuremberg 14 km · Fürth 16 km · Altdorf bei Nürnberg 25 km · Lauf an der Pegnitz 28 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 Schwabach (49.3305°, 11.0235°, elevation 328 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).