Wolfen weather in August

In August, Wolfen sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 25% 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 Wolfen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wolfen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:02 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Wolfen is part of the town Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Density
1,092/km²
people per km²

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 Wolfen reaches about 24°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 19°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102515
112515
122515
132515
142415
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212414
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272313
282213
292213
302213
312213

How August really feels in Wolfen

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.

Wolfen 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°4711.63.58.10.0
Feb / -1°349.43.29.60.1
Mar / 45111.711.51.7
Apr14° / 358.70.313.64.3
May19° / 5610.1015.35.9
Jun22° / 12°5210.2016.36.4
Jul24° / 15°7211.5015.96.6
Aug24° / 14°5810.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°518.7012.46.1
Oct14° / 439.40.110.43.9
Nov / 4710.20.98.61.2
Dec / 4811.92.87.70.0

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54852
64852
74753
84753
94753
104654
114555
124555
134555
144456
154456
164357
174357
184258
194258
204159
214159
224159
234060
243961
253862
263862
273763
283664
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wolfen gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
633
733
834
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
2334
2434
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14538160
24638160
34637160
44737160
54836160
64935160
75035150
85134150
95134150
105233150
115333140
125333140
135333140
145532130
155532130
165532130
175532130
185532130
195432131
205532121
215631121
225631121
235731111
245830111
255830111
266029101
276128101
28632791
29652681
30652681
31682570

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 4:39 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:397:55
215.24:407:54
315.24:427:52
415.14:437:50
515.14:457:49
615.04:467:47
715.04:487:45
814.94:497:43
914.84:517:41
1014.84:537:40
1114.74:547:38
1214.74:567:36
1314.64:577:34
1414.54:597:32
1514.55:017:30
1614.45:027:28
1714.45:047:26
1814.35:067:24
1914.25:077:21
2014.25:097:19
2114.15:117:17
2214.05:127:15
2314.05:147:13
2413.95:157:11
2513.95:177:08
2613.85:197:06
2713.75:207:04
2813.75:227:02
2913.65:246:59
3013.55:256:57
3113.55:276:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wolfen?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wolfen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wolfen in August

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

In August, Wolfen sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Wolfen 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 Wolfen peaks around June 23 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wolfen?

Wolfen sits at 51.7°N, 12.3°E, 90 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Wolfen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolfen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m.

The land around Wolfen is covered by grassland (31%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
473 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Bitterfeld-Wolfen 6.0 km · Delitzsch 16 km · Dessau 20 km · Köthen 23 km · Halle (Saale) 28 km · Schkeuditz 30 km · Halle-Neustadt 32 km · Gohlis 34 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 Wolfen (51.6612°, 12.2687°, elevation 90 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).