Alesund weather in August

In August, Alesund sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 153 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 12 min at the start of August to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alesund's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alesund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:46 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Alesund is town in Norway.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,902/km²
people per km²
Founded
1824

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical August day in Alesund reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Alesund

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.

Alesund weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 20519.812.35.60.0
Feb / 17917.912.38.20.0
Mar / 16918.310.411.30.0
Apr / 11014.55.114.40.5
May / 10315.31.517.41.7
Jun12° / 11715.6019.32.6
Jul14° / 11°11915.6018.53.5
Aug15° / 12°15317.8015.83.6
Sep13° / 10°22118.3012.62.8
Oct / 22018.72.29.51.4
Nov / 19717.25.46.50.2
Dec / 21920.110.64.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62773
72773
82773
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112773
122872
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alesund gets around 153 mm of rain over 17.8 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 56% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
252
352
453
553
654
754
854
955
1054
1154
1254
1354
1454
1554
1654
1754
1855
1955
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2157
2258
2359
2460
2560
2661
2762
2862
2963
3064
3164

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173252
273252
373252
473252
574242
674242
775232
876222
977221
1078211
1179201
1279201
1380191
1481181
1581181
1682171
1782171
1882171
1983161
2084160
2185150
2285150
2386140
2487130
2588120
2688120
2789110
2890100
299190
309280
319370

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 12 min at the start of August to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 180 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:05 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 9:18 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.24:059:18
217.14:079:15
317.04:109:12
416.94:139:10
516.84:169:07
616.84:189:04
716.74:219:01
816.64:248:58
916.54:278:55
1016.44:308:51
1116.34:328:48
1216.24:358:45
1316.14:388:42
1416.04:418:39
1515.94:448:36
1615.84:468:32
1715.74:498:29
1815.64:528:26
1915.54:558:23
2015.44:588:19
2115.35:008:16
2215.25:038:13
2315.15:068:10
2415.05:098:06
2514.95:128:03
2614.85:148:00
2714.75:177:56
2814.55:207:53
2914.45:237:49
3014.35:257:46
3114.25:287:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Alesund?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alesund.

What to pack for Alesund in August

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

In August, Alesund sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Alesund in August

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Jun11Bracing
Jul13Bracing
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Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
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Dec8Bracing

UV index in Alesund in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alesund peaks around June 22 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alesund?

Alesund sits at 62.5°N, 6.2°E, 3 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Molde, 59 km away.

FlamBergenTrondheimNesttunYtrebygdaStjørdalshalsen

Topography around Alesund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alesund has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m.

The land around Alesund is covered by water (73%) within 3 km, water (63%) within 16 km, and water (46%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
906 m
80 km
1,863 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Molde 59 km · Kristiansund 107 km · Flam 186 km · Bergen 235 km · Trondheim 239 km · Nesttun 243 km · Ytrebygda 245 km · Stjørdalshalsen 265 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Alesund (62.4723°, 6.1549°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).