Björlanda weather in August

In August, Björlanda sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 106 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Björlanda's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Björlanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:45 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Björlanda is urban area in Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden.

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Björlanda reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Björlanda

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.

Björlanda 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 / -0°7312.54.970.0
Feb / -1°5410.24.68.90.0
Mar / 499.83.411.40.1
Apr / 499.70.7141.8
May14° / 6110.60.116.33.9
Jun17° / 12°8511.7017.65.1
Jul19° / 14°8111.6017.16.0
Aug19° / 14°10614.6015.15.5
Sep16° / 11°9413.2012.54.4
Oct11° / 102150.4102.4
Nov / 8213.81.17.60.7
Dec / 7813.63.56.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
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75050
84951
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Björlanda gets around 106 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
343
443
544
645
745
846
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1547
1647
1747
1847
1948
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2449
2549
2649
2749
2849
2949
3049
3149

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13349181
23349171
33349171
43349171
53448171
63448171
73548161
83647161
93647161
103746161
113845160
123944160
134044160
144143160
154242160
164341150
174441150
184540140
194739140
204839130
214938120
225137120
235237110
245436100
25563590
26583480
27593470
28603370
29623260
30643150
31663040

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:13 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:138:25
216.14:158:22
316.14:178:20
416.04:198:18
515.94:218:16
615.84:238:13
715.84:258:11
815.74:278:09
915.64:308:06
1015.54:328:04
1115.54:348:02
1215.44:367:59
1315.34:387:57
1415.24:407:54
1515.24:427:51
1615.14:457:49
1715.04:477:46
1814.94:497:44
1914.84:517:41
2014.84:537:38
2114.74:567:36
2214.64:587:33
2314.55:007:30
2414.45:027:28
2514.35:047:25
2614.35:067:22
2714.25:097:19
2814.15:117:16
2914.05:137:14
3013.95:157:11
3113.85:177:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
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 Björlanda?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Björlanda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Björlanda in August

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

In August, Björlanda sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Björlanda in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Björlanda 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 Björlanda peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Björlanda?

Björlanda sits at 57.8°N, 11.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Majorna, 10 km away.

Topography around Björlanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Björlanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m.

The land around Björlanda is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
344 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Majorna 10 km · Gothenburg 10 km · Kungälv 15 km · Västra Frölunda 15 km · Mölndal 16 km · Partille 16 km · Mölnlycke 21 km · Lerum 26 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Björlanda (57.7667°, 11.8333°, elevation 8 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).