Ekerö weather in August

In August, Ekerö sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ekerö's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ekerö's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:15 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Ekerö is urban area in Ekerö 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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ekerö reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132112
142112
152112
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182112
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212012
222012
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252011
262011
271911
281911
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301911
311911

How August really feels in Ekerö

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.

Ekerö 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 / -4°378.15.66.60.0
Feb / -5°317.66.28.70.0
Mar / -3°317.74.911.30.2
Apr10° / 338.11.514.12.3
May15° / 469.90.216.64.5
Jun19° / 10°6611.1018.15.8
Jul22° / 13°7111.5017.56.3
Aug21° / 12°6711.7015.36.1
Sep16° / 518.9012.65.0
Oct10° / 509.60.19.82.2
Nov / 469.72.97.30.2
Dec / -3°4510.55.55.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44456
54456
64357
74357
84258
94258
104159
114060
124060
134060
143961
153961
163862
173862
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233664
243664
253862
263763
273664
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ekerö gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
437
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2537
2637
2737
2837
2936
3036
3135

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14538144
24538134
34638124
44738124
54838114
64938103
74938103
8503893
9503893
10513892
11523882
12523882
13523882
14533881
15533881
16543781
17543781
18553681
19553681
20563581
21563581
22583480
23593380
24603370
25613270
26633070
27652960
28662860
29672760
30692650
31712450

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:40 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:408:09
216.43:428:07
316.33:458:05
416.33:478:02
516.23:498:00
616.13:517:57
716.03:547:55
815.93:567:52
915.93:587:50
1015.84:017:47
1115.74:037:45
1215.64:057:42
1315.54:087:39
1415.44:107:36
1515.44:127:34
1615.34:157:31
1715.24:177:28
1815.14:197:25
1915.04:227:23
2014.94:247:20
2114.84:267:17
2214.84:297:14
2314.74:317:11
2414.64:347:08
2514.54:367:05
2614.44:387:02
2714.34:417:00
2814.24:436:57
2914.14:456:54
3014.04:486:51
3114.04:506:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ekerö?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ekerö for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ekerö in August

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

In August, Ekerö sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Ekerö in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Ekerö 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 Ekerö peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ekerö?

Ekerö sits at 59.3°N, 17.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Bromma, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ekerö

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ekerö has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m.

The land around Ekerö is covered by trees (40%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
127 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bromma 9.0 km · Hässelby Villastad 10 km · Tumba 10 km · Tullinge 11 km · Huddinge 11 km · Sundbyberg 12 km · Tensta 13 km · Rinkeby 13 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 Ekerö (59.291°, 17.8121°, elevation 0 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).