Mariestad weather in August

In August, Mariestad sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 92 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 15.2 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mariestad's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mariestad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:33 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Mariestad is urban area in Mariestad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 2.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mariestad 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 4°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Mariestad 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 / -2°4510.15.86.70.0
Feb / -3°358.768.80.0
Mar / -1°3483.811.40.0
Apr / 397.81.4141.3
May13° / 5410.30.116.53.5
Jun17° / 12°7812017.95.2
Jul20° / 15°8712.3017.36.0
Aug19° / 14°9214015.25.6
Sep15° / 11°7111.2012.64.4
Oct10° / 7212.70.49.92.0
Nov / 58122.67.40.3
Dec / -0°5210.74.86.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34555
44654
54654
64654
74555
84456
94456
104555
114555
124555
134456
144456
154555
164456
174357
184258
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204159
214258
224159
234060
244060
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313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mariestad gets around 92 mm of rain over 14 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
441
542
642
743
843
943
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1545
1645
1745
1845
1946
2046
2146
2247
2347
2447
2547
2647
2747
2846
2946
3045
3145

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13744181
23744181
33844171
43844171
53944161
64043161
74143151
84243151
94342141
104441141
114541131
124740130
134839130
144938120
155038120
165237110
175336110
185435110
195634100
205733100
215832100
22603190
23613090
24632980
25642880
26662770
27672670
28702460
29712360
30732250
31752140

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:00 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:008:22
216.34:028:20
316.24:048:17
416.24:068:15
516.14:088:13
616.04:108:10
715.94:138:08
815.84:158:05
915.84:178:03
1015.74:198:00
1115.64:227:58
1215.54:247:55
1315.44:267:53
1415.44:287:50
1515.34:317:47
1615.24:337:45
1715.14:357:42
1815.04:387:39
1914.94:407:36
2014.94:427:34
2114.84:447:31
2214.74:477:28
2314.64:497:25
2414.54:517:22
2514.44:547:20
2614.34:567:17
2714.34:587:14
2814.25:007:11
2914.15:037:08
3014.05:057:05
3113.95:077:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mariestad?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mariestad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mariestad in August

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Mariestad 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 Mariestad 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 Mariestad?

Mariestad sits at 58.7°N, 13.8°E, 56 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Skövde, 35 km away.

Topography around Mariestad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mariestad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m.

The land around Mariestad is covered by trees (32%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Skövde 35 km · Lidköping 45 km · Falköping 62 km · Kristinehamn 69 km · Motala 73 km · Karlstad 77 km · Karlskoga 79 km · Kumla 89 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 Mariestad (58.7097°, 13.8237°, elevation 56 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).