Schwetzingen weather in August

In August, Schwetzingen sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 53 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°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 Schwetzingen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwetzingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:23 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Schwetzingen reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°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)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
82616
92616
102616
112615
122615
132515
142515
152515
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182515
192515
202515
212515
222415
232414
242414
252414
262414
272414
282314
292314
302313
312313

How August really feels in Schwetzingen

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.

Schwetzingen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°5911.72.88.40.0
Feb / 5010.12.59.80.5
Mar11° / 5711.2111.52.5
Apr15° / 4410013.44.6
May19° / 10°6711.6015.15.9
Jun23° / 13°5710.70166.6
Jul25° / 15°6210.9015.66.7
Aug25° / 15°539.8014.26.9
Sep20° / 11°559.1012.46.3
Oct15° / 6011.10.110.54.1
Nov / 6211.30.68.91.5
Dec / 7213.92.780.1

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125050
135050
144951
155050
165050
174951
184951
194951
204852
214852
224852
234753
244852
254753
264753
274654
284654
294753
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Schwetzingen gets around 53 mm of rain over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
531
631
731
832
932
1033
1133
1233
1333
1434
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2032
2132
2232
2331
2431
2530
2630
2730
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1404019
2404119
3414118
4414118
5424117
6424116
7424216
8434215
9434215
10434215
11444215
12444115
13444115
14454015
15454015
16453915
17463915
18463815
19463815
20473715
21483715
22493615
23503515
24513415
25533314
26543214
27563113
28583012
29602911
30602911
31622810

Wind in August

Winds average 9 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:01 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:018:02
215.05:038:01
314.95:047:59
414.95:067:57
514.85:077:56
614.85:087:54
714.75:107:53
814.75:117:51
914.65:137:49
1014.65:147:48
1114.55:167:46
1214.45:177:44
1314.45:187:42
1414.35:207:40
1514.35:217:39
1614.25:237:37
1714.25:247:35
1814.15:267:33
1914.15:277:31
2014.05:297:29
2113.95:307:27
2213.95:327:25
2313.85:337:23
2413.85:357:21
2513.75:367:19
2613.75:387:17
2713.65:397:15
2813.55:417:13
2913.55:427:10
3013.45:447:08
3113.35:457:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Schwetzingen?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Schwetzingen for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Schwetzingen in August

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

In August, Schwetzingen sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Schwetzingen in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Schwetzingen peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schwetzingen?

Schwetzingen sits at 49.4°N, 8.6°E, 101 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hockenheim, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Schwetzingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwetzingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m.

The land around Schwetzingen is covered by cropland (40%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (39%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
918 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hockenheim 7.0 km · Heidelberg 8.0 km · Leimen 9.0 km · Wiesloch 13 km · Speyer 13 km · Mannheim 15 km · Ludwigshafen am Rhein 15 km · Schifferstadt 15 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 Schwetzingen (49.3822°, 8.5823°, elevation 101 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).