Weiden weather in August

In August, Weiden sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°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 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Weiden's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weiden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:08 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Weiden is main settlement of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Weiden reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122313
132313
142313
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202212
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232112
242112
252112
262112
272111
282011
292011
302011
312011

How August really feels in Weiden

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.

Weiden 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 / -4°6512.58.18.40.0
Feb / -3°519.86.69.80.0
Mar / -0°6312.14.611.50.9
Apr13° / 5111.11.213.43.3
May17° / 7413.6015.15.0
Jun20° / 11°8313.90165.7
Jul22° / 13°9014.3015.76.0
Aug22° / 12°8112.7014.26.3
Sep17° / 6510.6012.45.3
Oct12° / 62110.510.52.8
Nov / 6010.73.48.80.4
Dec / -2°6913.17.880.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134654
144654
154654
164654
174654
184654
194654
204654
214555
224555
234456
244456
254357
264258
274159
284159
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Weiden gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.7 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 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1841
1941
2041
2141
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156368
256368
356368
456368
558357
658357
760346
860346
960346
1061345
1161345
1262344
1362344
1462344
1562344
1662344
1762344
1862344
1962344
2063334
2163334
2263325
2364315
2466304
2567294
2668284
2769274
2871254
2973243
3074233
3175223

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:467:49
215.04:487:47
314.94:497:46
414.94:507:44
514.84:527:43
614.84:537:41
714.74:557:39
814.74:567:38
914.64:587:36
1014.64:597:34
1114.55:007:32
1214.55:027:31
1314.45:037:29
1414.45:057:27
1514.35:067:25
1614.35:087:23
1714.25:097:21
1814.15:117:19
1914.15:127:17
2014.05:147:15
2114.05:157:13
2213.95:177:11
2313.85:187:09
2413.85:207:07
2513.75:217:05
2613.75:237:03
2713.65:247:01
2813.55:266:59
2913.55:276:57
3013.45:296:54
3113.45:306:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Weiden?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Weiden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Weiden in August

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

In August, Weiden sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Weiden 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 Weiden peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Weiden?

Weiden sits at 49.7°N, 12.2°E, 397 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Amberg, 34 km away.

Mariánské LázněBayreuthSelb

Topography around Weiden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weiden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 411 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Weiden is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
821 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Amberg 34 km · Sulzbach-Rosenberg 35 km · Marktredwitz 37 km · Schwandorf in Bayern 39 km · Cheb 47 km · Mariánské Lázně 51 km · Bayreuth 51 km · Selb 55 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 Weiden (49.6768°, 12.1561°, elevation 397 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).