Ystad weather in August

In August, Ystad sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.8 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 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ystad's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ystad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:45 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Ystad is urban area in Ystad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Ystad reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°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 Ystad

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.

Ystad 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 / -1°4911.14.77.50.0
Feb / -2°429.74.79.20.0
Mar / 399.23.211.40.3
Apr10° / 348.10.513.82.3
May15° / 439.4015.94.4
Jun18° / 11°5810.5017.15.7
Jul21° / 13°5910.9016.66.3
Aug20° / 13°6611.9014.86.1
Sep17° / 10°549.3012.55.2
Oct12° / 5510.60.110.12.9
Nov / 4911.10.980.8
Dec / 5211.436.90.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
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124456
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ystad gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.9 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
634
734
834
934
1035
1135
1236
1336
1437
1537
1638
1739
1839
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2140
2241
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2641
2741
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3040
3140

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12849203
22848213
32948203
42948202
53048202
63048202
73148192
83247192
93347192
103446192
113445191
123545191
133644191
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153843181
163843181
173942181
184042171
194141171
204241171
214341161
224440161
234540150
244639140
254739130
264938120
275138110
285337100
29553690
30563590
31583480

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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815light breeze
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1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:17 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:178:05
215.74:188:03
315.74:208:01
415.64:227:59
515.64:247:57
615.54:267:55
715.44:287:53
815.44:307:51
915.34:317:49
1015.24:337:46
1115.14:357:44
1215.14:377:42
1315.04:397:40
1414.94:417:37
1514.94:437:35
1614.84:457:33
1714.74:477:30
1814.74:497:28
1914.64:517:26
2014.54:537:23
2114.44:557:21
2214.44:577:18
2314.34:597:16
2414.25:007:13
2514.15:027:11
2614.15:047:08
2714.05:067:06
2813.95:087:03
2913.85:107:00
3013.85:126:58
3113.75:146:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
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85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
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144.7Bright
154.6Bright
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174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ystad?

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
3.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ystad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ystad in August

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

In August, Ystad sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ystad 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 offshore 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
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Ystad 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 Ystad peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ystad?

Ystad sits at 55.4°N, 13.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Trelleborg, 42 km away.

Topography around Ystad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ystad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Ystad is covered by water (39%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (45%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and water (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Trelleborg 42 km · Staffanstorp 45 km · Lund 50 km · Malmo 55 km · Eslöv 56 km · Kristianstad 70 km · Landskrona 79 km · Hässleholm 81 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 Ystad (55.4297°, 13.8204°, 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).