Wesel weather in August

In August, Wesel sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 80 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 17% 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 Wesel's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wesel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Wesel is settlement in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Wesel 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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102315
112315
122314
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272113
282113
292113
302113
312113

How August really feels in Wesel

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.

Wesel weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7013.11.78.10.1
Feb / 5911.329.60.5
Mar10° / 5811.70.711.52.2
Apr15° / 4910.6013.64.2
May18° / 5911.6015.45.6
Jun21° / 12°6812016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7813.3015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°8012.4014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6511.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 6611.5010.44.0
Nov / 6512.40.48.61.7
Dec / 76131.97.70.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43862
53862
63763
73763
83763
93763
103565
113565
123466
133466
143466
153367
163367
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183367
193367
203367
213367
223268
233268
243268
253367
263367
273367
283367
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wesel gets around 80 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in August, the wettest month. 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.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
941
1041
1142
1242
1342
1442
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2241
2341
2441
2540
2640
2739
2839
2939
3038
3138

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 (%)
13248182
23248182
33247182
43347182
53347182
63446182
73546182
83545182
93645182
103644182
113743192
123743192
133742192
143841192
153841192
163940192
174039192
184039192
194139192
204238182
214338182
224437172
234636161
244735161
254935151
265134141
275333131
285433121
295632111
305831101
315831101

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 5:01 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:018:18
215.25:038:16
315.25:048:15
415.15:068:13
515.15:078:11
615.05:098:10
715.05:108:08
814.95:128:06
914.85:148:04
1014.85:158:02
1114.75:178:00
1214.75:187:58
1314.65:207:56
1414.55:227:54
1514.55:237:52
1614.45:257:50
1714.45:277:48
1814.35:287:46
1914.25:307:44
2014.25:317:42
2114.15:337:40
2214.05:357:38
2314.05:367:36
2413.95:387:33
2513.95:407:31
2613.85:417:29
2713.75:437:27
2813.75:457:24
2913.65:467:22
3013.55:487:20
3113.55:507:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wesel?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wesel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wesel in August

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

In August, Wesel sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Wesel 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 Wesel peaks around July 14 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wesel's WHO annual average of 12 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wesel?

Wesel sits at 51.7°N, 6.6°E, 23 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hamminkeln, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Wesel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wesel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m.

The land around Wesel is covered by trees (29%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (29%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), cropland (30%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
577 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hamminkeln 8.0 km · Voerde 9.0 km · Xanten 12 km · Rheinberg 13 km · Dinslaken 14 km · Rees 19 km · Kamp-Lintfort 19 km · Bocholt 19 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 Wesel (51.6669°, 6.6204°, elevation 23 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).