Uerdingen weather in August

In August, Uerdingen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:26 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Uerdingen is human settlement 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Uerdingen 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
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42415
52415
62415
72415
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112415
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282113
292113
302113
312113

How August really feels in Uerdingen

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.

Uerdingen 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 / 7913.92.18.20.1
Feb / 6712.32.89.60.5
Mar10° / 6713111.52.2
Apr14° / 5310.90.113.54.1
May18° / 10°6411.6015.35.5
Jun21° / 13°7612.5016.35.9
Jul23° / 15°8513.7015.96.2
Aug23° / 14°8312.6014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°7011.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 7712.2010.43.9
Nov / 7613.30.68.61.6
Dec / 89152.67.70.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44060
54159
64060
73961
83961
93763
103664
113664
123664
133664
143565
153466
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203466
213466
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273367
283367
293367
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Uerdingen gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.6 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 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
842
942
1042
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2639
2739
2838
2938
3038
3137

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13146203
23146203
33246202
43246202
53246202
63346202
73345202
83445201
93445201
103544201
113544201
123643201
133642201
143742201
153841201
163840201
173940201
184039201
194139201
204238191
214337191
224436181
234635181
244735171
254934161
265133151
275332141
285531131
295630131
305730121
315929111

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:028:17
215.25:048:15
315.15:058:14
415.15:078:12
515.05:088:10
615.05:108:08
714.95:118:07
814.95:138:05
914.85:148:03
1014.85:168:01
1114.75:187:59
1214.65:197:57
1314.65:217:55
1414.55:227:53
1514.55:247:51
1614.45:267:49
1714.35:277:47
1814.35:297:45
1914.25:307:43
2014.25:327:41
2114.15:347:39
2214.05:357:37
2314.05:377:35
2413.95:397:33
2513.85:407:30
2613.85:427:28
2713.75:437:26
2813.65:457:24
2913.65:477:21
3013.55:487:19
3113.45:507:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.37 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
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Uerdingen?

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 Uerdingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uerdingen in August

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

In August, Uerdingen 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 Uerdingen 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 Uerdingen peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Uerdingen in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Uerdingen is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uerdingen?

Uerdingen sits at 51.4°N, 6.6°E, 33 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bockum, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Uerdingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uerdingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m.

The land around Uerdingen is covered by trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (30%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
922 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bockum 2.0 km · Krefeld 6.0 km · Fischeln 7.0 km · Rheinhausen 7.0 km · Hochfeld 11 km · Tönisvorst 11 km · Moers 11 km · Meerbusch 12 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 Uerdingen (51.3548°, 6.6392°, elevation 33 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).