Senftenberg weather in August

In August, Senftenberg sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 68 mm of rain across 10.8 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Senftenberg's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Senftenberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:56 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

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 Senftenberg reaches about 24°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
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102515
112515
122415
132415
142415
152415
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172414
182414
192414
202414
212314
222314
232314
242314
252314
262313
272213
282213
292213
302213
312213

How August really feels in Senftenberg

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.

Senftenberg 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°5512.55.28.10.0
Feb / -1°429.94.39.60.1
Mar / 5311.92.611.51.5
Apr14° / 3890.513.54.2
May19° / 5711.4015.35.8
Jun22° / 13°6511.4016.36.3
Jul24° / 15°8512.4015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°6810.8014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°579.9012.45.9
Oct13° / 4910.40.210.43.7
Nov / 5110.51.68.61.0
Dec / -0°5412.247.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
64951
74951
84951
94852
104852
114852
124753
134753
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
194555
204555
214555
224555
234357
244357
254258
264159
274159
284060
294060
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Senftenberg gets around 68 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13740212
23840212
33839212
43939202
53939202
64038201
74138201
84237191
94337191
104436191
114536181
124636181
134735171
144835171
154934171
164934161
175033161
185033161
195033161
205232151
215232151
225232151
235332141
245631130
255631130
265731120
275930110
285930110
296129100
30622990
31632890

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
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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 4:32 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:327:48
215.24:347:46
315.24:357:45
415.14:377:43
515.14:387:41
615.04:407:40
714.94:417:38
814.94:437:36
914.84:457:34
1014.84:467:32
1114.74:487:30
1214.74:497:28
1314.64:517:26
1414.54:537:24
1514.54:547:22
1614.44:567:20
1714.44:577:18
1814.34:597:16
1914.25:017:14
2014.25:027:12
2114.15:047:10
2214.05:067:08
2314.05:077:06
2413.95:097:03
2513.85:107:01
2613.85:126:59
2713.75:146:57
2813.75:156:55
2913.65:176:52
3013.55:196:50
3113.55:206:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Senftenberg?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Senftenberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Senftenberg in August

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

In August, Senftenberg sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Senftenberg 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 Senftenberg peaks around June 18 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Senftenberg?

Senftenberg sits at 51.5°N, 14.0°E, 104 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lauchhammer, 17 km away.

Topography around Senftenberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Senftenberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m.

The land around Senftenberg is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
680 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lauchhammer 17 km · Hoyerswerda 19 km · Finsterwalde 24 km · Kamenz 29 km · Cottbus 34 km · Lubnjow 38 km · Großenhain 42 km · Weißwasser 44 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 Senftenberg (51.5252°, 14.0016°, elevation 104 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).