Seesen weather in August

In August, Seesen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Seesen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seesen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:10 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Seesen reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102313
112313
122313
132313
142213
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202213
212213
222113
232112
242112
252112
262112
272112
282112
292012
302012
312011

How August really feels in Seesen

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.

Seesen 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 / -1°6813.55.78.10.0
Feb / -1°5311.35.49.60.0
Mar / 6213.13.511.51.1
Apr13° / 5211.10.613.63.4
May17° / 6812.4015.45.0
Jun20° / 11°7213.1016.45.6
Jul22° / 13°8514.10166.0
Aug22° / 13°7412.7014.46.2
Sep18° / 10°6411.1012.45.4
Oct13° / 6312.40.110.43.2
Nov / 6112.328.60.8
Dec / -0°6714.25.17.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54357
64357
74258
84159
94159
104060
114060
123961
133961
143961
153862
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273466
283367
293367
303367
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Seesen gets around 74 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.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
439
539
639
740
840
940
1040
1141
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1484012
2484012
3494011
4504011
5513910
6523810
7523810
854379
954379
1055369
1156359
1256359
13563410
14573310
15573310
16573211
17583111
18583111
19583012
20583012
21592912
22612811
23612811
24622711
25642610
26652510
2767249
2869238
2969238
3071227
3173216

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:468:05
215.34:488:03
315.24:498:01
415.14:518:00
515.14:527:58
615.04:547:56
715.04:557:54
814.94:577:52
914.94:597:51
1014.85:007:49
1114.75:027:47
1214.75:037:45
1314.65:057:43
1414.65:077:41
1514.55:087:39
1614.45:107:37
1714.45:127:35
1814.35:137:33
1914.35:157:30
2014.25:177:28
2114.15:187:26
2214.15:207:24
2314.05:227:22
2413.95:237:20
2513.95:257:17
2613.85:277:15
2713.75:287:13
2813.75:307:11
2913.65:327:08
3013.55:337:06
3113.55:357:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Seesen?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Seesen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Seesen in August

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

In August, Seesen sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Seesen 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 Seesen peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Seesen?

Seesen sits at 51.9°N, 10.2°E, 214 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Clausthal-Zellerfeld, 14 km away.

Topography around Seesen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seesen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Seesen is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Clausthal-Zellerfeld 14 km · Goslar 17 km · Einbeck 23 km · Northeim 24 km · Bad Harzburg 26 km · Alfeld 27 km · Hildesheim 33 km · Salzgitter 34 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 Seesen (51.8909°, 10.1785°, elevation 214 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).