Senden weather in August

In August, Senden sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Senden's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Senden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Senden reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
12415
22415
32415
42415
52415
62415
72415
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132314
142314
152314
162314
172314
182314
192314
202314
212314
222213
232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282113
292113
302113
312112

How August really feels in Senden

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.

Senden 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 / 7113.62.88.10.0
Feb / 5911.439.60.4
Mar10° / 6112.51.111.52.0
Apr14° / 4910.80.213.64.1
May18° / 5911.5015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6611.8016.46.0
Jul23° / 14°7613.10166.3
Aug23° / 14°7812.5014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6510.8012.45.7
Oct14° / 6611.9010.43.9
Nov / 6612.90.68.61.6
Dec / 7513.42.77.60.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43961
53862
63862
73763
83664
93664
103664
113565
123565
133466
143466
153268
163268
173268
183268
193169
203169
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Senden gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
540
640
740
841
941
1042
1142
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1742
1842
1941
2041
2141
2240
2340
2440
2539
2639
2739
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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13945151
23944151
34044151
44143151
54143151
64242151
74242151
84341151
94341151
104340161
114439161
124439161
134438161
144538171
154537171
164636171
174636171
184735171
194735161
204835161
214934161
225034151
235133151
245332141
255531131
265630131
275730121
285929111
296028111
306228100
31642790

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 12 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
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 4:57 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:578:15
215.34:588:14
315.25:008:12
415.15:028:10
515.15:038:08
615.05:058:07
715.05:068:05
814.95:088:03
914.95:108:01
1014.85:117:59
1114.75:137:57
1214.75:147:55
1314.65:167:53
1414.65:187:51
1514.55:197:49
1614.45:217:47
1714.45:237:45
1814.35:247:43
1914.35:267:41
2014.25:287:39
2114.15:297:37
2214.15:317:35
2314.05:337:32
2413.95:347:30
2513.95:367:28
2613.85:387:26
2713.75:397:24
2813.75:417:21
2913.65:437:19
3013.55:447:17
3113.55:467:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Senden?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Senden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Senden in August

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

In August, Senden sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Senden 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 Senden peaks around July 13 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Senden?

Senden sits at 51.9°N, 7.5°E, 60 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lüdinghausen, 10 km away.

Topography around Senden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Senden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m.

The land around Senden is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
670 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lüdinghausen 10 km · Ascheberg 12 km · Nottuln 13 km · Dülmen 14 km · Münster 15 km · Selm 18 km · Drensteinfurt 19 km · Coesfeld 24 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 Senden (51.8565°, 7.4833°, elevation 60 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).