Vilshofen weather in August

In August, Vilshofen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 35% 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 Vilshofen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vilshofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:06 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Vilshofen is main settlement of Vilshofen an der Donau 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vilshofen reaches about 23°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 17°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)
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62414
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312112

How August really feels in Vilshofen

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.

Vilshofen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7712.37.78.50.0
Feb / -2°6010.25.99.80.0
Mar / 7412.1411.61.6
Apr14° / 499.60.813.44.1
May19° / 7312.10155.7
Jun22° / 12°8011.9015.86.3
Jul24° / 14°8311.9015.56.7
Aug23° / 14°7611.2014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°669.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 6210.30.210.53.5
Nov / 6410.83.490.8
Dec / -2°7913.26.88.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115545
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vilshofen gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1336
1436
1536
1636
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
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2435
2536
2636
2736
2837
2937
3037
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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1354618
2364618
3364717
4374617
5384616
6394615
7404614
8414514
9424513
10434512
11444512
12444511
13454411
14464411
15464311
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18474112
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20474012
21483913
22493813
23493813
24513712
25523612
26533512
27553411
28573310
2959329
3060319
3162308

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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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 4:45 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:457:41
214.94:477:40
314.84:487:38
414.84:497:37
514.74:517:35
614.74:527:34
714.64:547:32
814.64:557:30
914.54:567:29
1014.54:587:27
1114.44:597:25
1214.45:017:24
1314.35:027:22
1414.35:037:20
1514.25:057:18
1614.25:067:16
1714.15:087:15
1814.15:097:13
1914.05:117:11
2013.95:127:09
2113.95:137:07
2213.85:157:05
2313.85:167:03
2413.75:187:01
2513.75:196:59
2613.65:216:57
2713.55:226:55
2813.55:246:53
2913.45:256:51
3013.45:266:49
3113.35:286:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
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144.8Bright
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174.7Bright
184.7Bright
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204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vilshofen?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vilshofen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vilshofen in August

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

In August, Vilshofen sees daytime highs around 23°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 Vilshofen 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 Vilshofen peaks around June 22 at about 8 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vilshofen?

Vilshofen sits at 48.6°N, 13.2°E, 319 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Passau, 19 km away.

DingolfingStraubingBurghausenMühldorfWaldkraiburgLandshut

Topography around Vilshofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vilshofen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m.

The land around Vilshofen is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
361 m
80 km
1,188 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Passau 19 km · Deggendorf 29 km · Dingolfing 51 km · Straubing 53 km · Burghausen 57 km · Mühldorf 65 km · Waldkraiburg 75 km · Landshut 77 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 Vilshofen (48.627°, 13.1922°, elevation 319 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).