Selb weather in August

In August, Selb sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Selb's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:07 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Selb is main settlement of Selb in 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Selb reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112212
122212
132212
142212
152212
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182112
192112
202112
212112
222112
232111
242111
252011
262011
272011
282011
292011
301911
311910

How August really feels in Selb

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.

Selb weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6012.98.98.30.0
Feb / -3°48107.39.70.0
Mar / -0°5912.55.411.50.7
Apr12° / 50111.713.53.0
May16° / 69130.115.24.7
Jun20° / 10°7713.6016.15.6
Jul22° / 12°8813.8015.76.0
Aug21° / 12°7212.2014.36.2
Sep17° / 6210.5012.45.1
Oct11° / 5811.10.610.52.6
Nov / 5710.83.98.80.3
Dec / -2°6312.98.47.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
54852
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134654
144654
154555
164555
174555
184555
194555
204555
214357
224357
234159
244258
254159
264060
273961
283763
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Selb gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
540
640
740
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1939
2039
2139
2239
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
159347
259347
360337
460337
561327
662326
763316
863316
965305
1065305
1165305
1266304
1366304
1465314
1565314
1666313
1766313
1865314
1965314
2065314
2165314
2266304
2367294
2467294
2568284
2670264
2772253
2873243
2974233
3076213
3177203

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 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 4:45 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:457:51
215.14:467:49
315.04:477:47
415.04:497:46
514.94:507:44
614.84:527:43
714.84:537:41
814.74:557:39
914.74:567:37
1014.64:587:36
1114.64:597:34
1214.55:017:32
1314.55:027:30
1414.45:047:28
1514.45:057:26
1614.35:077:24
1714.25:087:22
1814.25:107:20
1914.15:117:18
2014.15:137:16
2114.05:147:14
2213.95:167:12
2313.95:177:10
2413.85:197:08
2513.85:217:06
2613.75:227:04
2713.65:247:02
2813.65:257:00
2913.55:276:58
3013.55:286:55
3113.45:306:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Selb?

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
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Selb for sightseeing.

What to pack for Selb in August

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

In August, Selb sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Selb 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 Selb 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
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Selb?

Selb sits at 50.2°N, 12.1°E, 546 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktredwitz, 19 km away.

Topography around Selb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Selb is covered by trees (44%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (55%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
397 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Marktredwitz 19 km · Cheb 20 km · Hof 22 km · Sokolov 36 km · Plauen 36 km · Auerbach 42 km · Bayreuth 47 km · Mariánské Lázně 47 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 Selb (50.1706°, 12.1305°, elevation 546 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).