Zerbst weather in August

In August, Zerbst sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.3 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 24% 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 Zerbst's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zerbst's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:02 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Zerbst is human settlement 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 Zerbst 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
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192414
202414
212314
222314
232314
242313
252313
262313
272213
282213
292213
302213
312213

How August really feels in Zerbst

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.

Zerbst 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°4911.738.10.0
Feb / -1°359.73.49.60.1
Mar / 4611.31.911.51.6
Apr14° / 369.10.213.64.2
May19° / 5610.3015.45.9
Jun22° / 12°5410.4016.46.4
Jul24° / 14°7311.90166.6
Aug24° / 14°5910.3014.46.8
Sep19° / 11°538.9012.46.1
Oct14° / 469.30.110.43.9
Nov / 4610.50.98.61.2
Dec / 4911.93.17.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44852
54753
64753
74753
84555
94555
104555
114555
124456
134456
144456
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224258
234060
244060
253961
263961
273862
283862
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zerbst gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14637170
24637170
34736170
44835170
54935160
65034160
75133160
85233150
95332150
105332150
115432140
125531140
135531140
145631130
155631130
165631130
175630131
185630131
195630131
205730121
215730121
225730121
235830111
245929111
256029101
266228100
27642790
28652690
29662680
30672580
31692470

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
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
2110calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 4:38 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:387:57
215.34:407:56
315.24:417:54
415.24:437:52
515.14:447:50
615.04:467:49
715.04:487:47
814.94:497:45
914.94:517:43
1014.84:527:41
1114.84:547:39
1214.74:567:37
1314.64:577:35
1414.64:597:33
1514.55:017:31
1614.55:027:29
1714.45:047:27
1814.35:067:25
1914.35:077:23
2014.25:097:21
2114.15:117:19
2214.15:127:17
2314.05:147:14
2413.95:167:12
2513.95:177:10
2613.85:197:08
2713.75:217:05
2813.75:227:03
2913.65:247:01
3013.55:266:58
3113.55:276:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zerbst?

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
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zerbst for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zerbst in August

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

In August, Zerbst sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Zerbst 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 Zerbst peaks around June 22 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zerbst?

Zerbst sits at 52.0°N, 12.1°E, 67 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Dessau, 18 km away.

Topography around Zerbst

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zerbst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m.

The land around Zerbst is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
628 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Dessau 18 km · Schönebeck 25 km · Köthen 25 km · Bernburg 30 km · Magdeburg 36 km · Wolfen 36 km · Staßfurt 37 km · Neue Neustadt 37 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 Zerbst (51.9662°, 12.0852°, elevation 67 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).