Wittenberge weather in August

In August, Wittenberge sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wittenberge's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wittenberge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:01 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.1 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 Wittenberge 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)
12515
22515
32515
42415
52415
62415
72415
82415
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
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182314
192314
202314
212314
222313
232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292113
302112
312112

How August really feels in Wittenberge

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.

Wittenberge weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5411.43.17.90.0
Feb / -1°4110.13.49.50.1
Mar / 4910.9211.51.5
Apr14° / 399.10.313.64.0
May18° / 5510.4015.55.8
Jun21° / 12°6010.6016.66.2
Jul24° / 14°7612.5016.26.4
Aug23° / 14°6811.3014.56.5
Sep19° / 11°559.2012.45.9
Oct13° / 5110010.33.6
Nov / 46100.98.41.1
Dec / 5111.82.97.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44456
54456
64357
74258
84258
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164159
174060
184060
194060
203961
213961
223961
233862
243862
253862
263664
273664
283664
293664
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wittenberge gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.3 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 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
439
538
638
738
837
937
1037
1136
1236
1336
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 (%)Muggy (%)
14141162
24241162
34240161
44340161
54439161
64439161
74538161
84638161
94737161
104836160
114935160
125035150
135134150
145233150
155233150
165133151
175332141
185332141
195332141
205432131
215432131
225531131
235631121
245830111
255830111
266029101
27612991
28632881
29642781
30652771
31672661

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
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2011calm
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2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 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 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:35 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:358:03
215.44:378:01
315.34:397:59
415.34:407:57
515.24:427:56
615.24:447:54
715.14:457:52
815.04:477:50
915.04:497:48
1014.94:507:46
1114.94:527:44
1214.84:547:42
1314.74:557:40
1414.74:577:38
1514.64:597:36
1614.55:017:34
1714.55:027:31
1814.45:047:29
1914.45:067:27
2014.35:087:25
2114.25:097:23
2214.25:117:20
2314.15:137:18
2414.05:157:16
2514.05:167:13
2613.95:187:11
2713.85:207:09
2813.75:227:06
2913.75:237:04
3013.65:257:02
3113.55:276:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
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 Wittenberge?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wittenberge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wittenberge in August

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

In August, Wittenberge sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Wittenberge in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wittenberge peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wittenberge?

Wittenberge sits at 53.0°N, 11.7°E, 22 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hansestadt Salzwedel, 43 km away.

WittstockRathenowNeuruppinSchwerinUelzen

Topography around Wittenberge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wittenberge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Wittenberge is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (34%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hansestadt Salzwedel 43 km · Stendal 44 km · Parchim 48 km · Wittstock 52 km · Rathenow 59 km · Neuruppin 71 km · Schwerin 73 km · Uelzen 79 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 Wittenberge (53.0001°, 11.7494°, elevation 22 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).