Vaduz weather in August

In August, Vaduz sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 219 mm of rain across 18.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vaduz's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vaduz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
18.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:24 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Vaduz is capital of Liechtenstein.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.9 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
300/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vaduz reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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)
12212
22112
32112
42112
52112
62112
72112
82112
92112
102112
112112
122112
132112
142112
152111
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192111
202111
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222011
232011
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272010
281910
291910
301910
311910

How August really feels in Vaduz

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.

Vaduz 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 / -6°11012.911.18.70.0
Feb / -5°1041211.1100.0
Mar / -2°12515.310.711.61.0
Apr11° / 12615.37.613.32.5
May16° / 188202.314.83.8
Jun19° / 10°217200.415.64.7
Jul21° / 11°21019.2015.35.2
Aug21° / 11°21918.80145.2
Sep17° / 15415.30.712.44.6
Oct13° / 12012.93.210.63.2
Nov / -1°121138.19.10.7
Dec / -5°12414.211.98.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44951
54951
64852
74852
84852
94852
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164852
174753
184753
194852
204852
214852
224753
234753
244753
254654
264555
274555
284555
294555
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vaduz gets around 219 mm of rain over 18.8 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 60% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
460
560
660
761
861
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
1661
1761
1861
1961
2060
2160
2260
2360
2460
2559
2659
2759
2859
2959
3058
3158

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
148484
248484
349474
449464
551454
652444
752444
853434
954424
1055414
1155414
1257403
1358393
1458393
1559383
1660382
1761372
1861372
1963361
2063361
2164351
2265341
2365341
2466331
2568311
2669301
2770291
2872271
2973261
3076240
3177230

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 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 5:05 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:057:51
214.75:067:50
314.75:077:48
414.65:097:47
514.65:107:45
614.55:117:44
714.55:127:42
814.55:147:41
914.45:157:39
1014.45:167:38
1114.35:187:36
1214.35:197:35
1314.25:207:33
1414.25:227:31
1514.15:237:29
1614.15:247:28
1714.05:267:26
1814.05:277:24
1913.95:287:22
2013.85:307:21
2113.85:317:19
2213.75:327:17
2313.75:347:15
2413.65:357:13
2513.65:367:11
2613.55:387:09
2713.55:397:07
2813.45:407:05
2913.45:427:03
3013.35:437:01
3113.25:456:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vaduz?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vaduz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vaduz in August

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

In August, Vaduz sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Vaduz 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 Vaduz peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vaduz?

Vaduz sits at 47.1°N, 9.5°E, 465 m above sea level, in Liechtenstein. The nearest listed city is Feldkirch, 12 km away.

Feldkirch

Topography around Vaduz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vaduz has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m around an average of 764 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,422 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,190 m.

The land around Vaduz is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,531 m
16 km
2,422 m
80 km
3,190 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Feldkirch 12 km · Bludenz 23 km · Hohenems 27 km · Chur 32 km · Herisau 33 km · Saint Gallen 33 km · Lustenau 33 km · Dornbirn 35 km

Liechtenstein travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita
$220,167
2024
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2021
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 73%none 7%Protestant Reformed 6%Muslim 6%

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 Vaduz (47.1415°, 9.5215°, elevation 465 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).