Hässleholm weather in August

In August, Hässleholm sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hässleholm's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hässleholm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:43 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Hässleholm is Place in Scania, Sweden.

Founded
1205

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 Hässleholm reaches about 20°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 16°C and 25°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)
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How August really feels in Hässleholm

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.

Hässleholm 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 / -3°5411.65.87.30.0
Feb / -3°459.85.59.10.0
Mar / -1°44103.911.40.4
Apr11° / 459.70.713.82.7
May16° / 6412.20164.6
Jun18° / 8712.8017.25.5
Jul21° / 12°9313.5016.85.9
Aug20° / 12°8714.2014.95.7
Sep16° / 6110.9012.54.8
Oct11° / 6611.70.410.12.5
Nov / 5411.61.67.90.5
Dec / -1°5411.84.66.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64357
74357
84456
94456
104357
114357
124357
134357
144258
154258
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213862
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hässleholm gets around 87 mm of rain over 14.2 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
542
643
743
843
943
1044
1144
1244
1345
1446
1546
1647
1747
1847
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2048
2148
2248
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2647
2746
2845
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3143

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14144141
24145141
34145131
44145131
54244131
64244121
74344121
84444121
94543111
104543111
114642111
124742111
134741111
144841110
154840110
164940110
175040100
185139100
195139100
205238100
215238100
22543790
23553690
24563590
25583480
26593380
27623170
28633070
29662860
30672760
31702550

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:13 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:138:09
215.94:158:07
315.84:178:05
415.74:198:03
515.74:218:00
615.64:237:58
715.54:257:56
815.54:277:54
915.44:297:52
1015.34:317:49
1115.24:337:47
1215.24:357:45
1315.14:377:43
1415.04:397:40
1515.04:417:38
1614.94:437:35
1714.84:457:33
1814.74:477:31
1914.74:497:28
2014.64:517:26
2114.54:537:23
2214.44:557:20
2314.44:577:18
2414.34:597:15
2514.25:017:13
2614.15:037:10
2714.05:057:08
2814.05:077:05
2913.95:097:02
3013.85:117:00
3113.75:136:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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124.4Bright
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144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hässleholm?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hässleholm for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hässleholm in August

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

In August, Hässleholm sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Hässleholm 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 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°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
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Hässleholm 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 Hässleholm peaks around July 10 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 5Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hässleholm?

Hässleholm sits at 56.2°N, 13.8°E, 58 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Kristianstad, 28 km away.

Topography around Hässleholm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hässleholm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m.

The land around Hässleholm is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
247 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kristianstad 28 km · Eslöv 46 km · Ängelholm 57 km · Lund 62 km · Landskrona 66 km · Staffanstorp 67 km · Helsingborg 68 km · Karlshamn 68 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 Hässleholm (56.1591°, 13.7664°, elevation 58 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).