Burgdorf weather in August

In August, Burgdorf sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 137 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Burgdorf's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgdorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:32 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Burgdorf is town and municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Density
1,055/km²
people per km²

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Burgdorf reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 27°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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22314
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How August really feels in Burgdorf

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.

Burgdorf weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°9013.210.68.70.0
Feb / -2°8111.910100.1
Mar / 9414.39.311.61.6
Apr13° / 10114.66.613.33.0
May17° / 13617.7214.84.3
Jun20° / 11°13817.70.215.65.2
Jul22° / 13°14017.30.115.35.7
Aug22° / 13°13716.90145.7
Sep18° / 10914.10.512.45.1
Oct13° / 9512.92.710.63.3
Nov / 99136.99.10.9
Dec / -2°10214.110.48.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45149
55149
64951
74951
84951
94951
104852
114852
124852
134852
144951
154951
164951
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185149
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274951
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314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Burgdorf gets around 137 mm of rain over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
255
356
456
556
656
757
857
957
1056
1156
1256
1355
1455
1554
1654
1753
1853
1952
2052
2152
2252
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

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 (%)
143507
243497
343498
444488
544488
645478
746468
847468
947458
1048447
1149447
1250437
1351436
1452426
1552426
1653416
1754415
1854415
1955405
2056404
2156404
2256404
2358393
2459383
2560373
2661363
2763352
2864342
2965332
3067321
3169301

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:137:58
214.75:147:57
314.75:157:56
414.65:167:54
514.65:187:53
614.55:197:51
714.55:207:50
814.45:227:48
914.45:237:47
1014.35:247:45
1114.35:257:44
1214.35:277:42
1314.25:287:40
1414.25:297:39
1514.15:317:37
1614.05:327:35
1714.05:337:33
1813.95:357:32
1913.95:367:30
2013.85:377:28
2113.85:397:26
2213.75:407:24
2313.75:417:22
2413.65:437:20
2513.65:447:19
2613.55:457:17
2713.55:477:15
2813.45:487:13
2913.45:507:11
3013.35:517:09
3113.25:527:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 4.86 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
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Burgdorf?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Burgdorf for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burgdorf in August

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

In August, Burgdorf sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Burgdorf in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burgdorf peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burgdorf?

Burgdorf sits at 47.1°N, 7.6°E, 535 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Solothurn, 18 km away.

KönizGrenchenBiel/BienneSteffisburgThunOlten

Topography around Burgdorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgdorf has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 592 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,887 m.

The land around Burgdorf is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (41%), grassland (32%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
3,887 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
August weather nearby: Solothurn 18 km · Bern 18 km · Köniz 22 km · Grenchen 23 km · Biel/Bienne 30 km · Steffisburg 31 km · Thun 34 km · Olten 38 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Burgdorf (47.059°, 7.6279°, elevation 535 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).