Sigmaringen weather in August

In August, Sigmaringen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 111 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sigmaringen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sigmaringen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:23 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Sigmaringen is municipality seat.

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 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sigmaringen 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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122314
132313
142313
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182213
192213
202213
212213
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232213
242212
252112
262112
272112
282112
292112
302012
312011

How August really feels in Sigmaringen

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.

Sigmaringen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6411.86.58.60.0
Feb / -3°5410.36.29.90.0
Mar / 7013.14.311.61.5
Apr13° / 7612.81.913.43.3
May17° / 11916.30.114.94.7
Jun21° / 12°11716.1015.85.4
Jul23° / 13°12715.9015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°11114.5014.16.1
Sep18° / 8312012.45.3
Oct13° / 77120.410.63.2
Nov / 7111.13.390.7
Dec / -2°7512.86.98.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
174951
184951
194951
204951
214951
224852
234753
244753
254753
264654
274456
284456
294456
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sigmaringen gets around 111 mm of rain over 14.5 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
449
549
648
748
848
948
1048
1147
1247
1347
1446
1546
1646
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045
3144

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1434116
2434116
3434115
4444215
5444214
6454114
7454113
8464113
9474112
10474111
11484111
12484110
13494110
14504110
1550419
1651409
1751409
1851409
1953398
2053398
2154388
2255378
2355378
2456368
2558357
2660337
2761327
2863316
2965305
3066295
3168284

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:037:55
214.85:047:54
314.85:067:52
414.75:077:51
514.75:087:49
614.65:107:48
714.65:117:46
814.55:127:45
914.55:147:43
1014.45:157:41
1114.45:167:40
1214.35:187:38
1314.35:197:36
1414.25:217:35
1514.25:227:33
1614.15:237:31
1714.15:257:29
1814.05:267:27
1914.05:287:25
2013.95:297:24
2113.95:307:22
2213.85:327:20
2313.75:337:18
2413.75:357:16
2513.65:367:14
2613.65:377:12
2713.55:397:10
2813.55:407:08
2913.45:427:06
3013.35:437:04
3113.35:447:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sigmaringen?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sigmaringen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sigmaringen in August

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

In August, Sigmaringen sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Sigmaringen 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 Sigmaringen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sigmaringen?

Sigmaringen sits at 48.1°N, 9.2°E, 592 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Albstadt, 21 km away.

Topography around Sigmaringen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sigmaringen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 630 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m.

The land around Sigmaringen is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (49%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
1,023 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Albstadt 21 km · Bad Saulgau 22 km · Stockach 31 km · Tuttlingen 33 km · Balingen 35 km · Hechingen 35 km · Überlingen 36 km · Mössingen 38 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 Sigmaringen (48.0883°, 9.2303°, elevation 592 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).