Den Helder weather in August

In August, Den Helder sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 95 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Den Helder's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Den Helder's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
23 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Den Helder is city in the Netherlands.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in Den Helder reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Den Helder weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 73140.87.90.5
Feb / 5511.11.49.50.3
Mar / 4910.80.611.50.9
Apr / 388.2013.62.1
May13° / 11°509.3015.53.5
Jun15° / 14°5910.4016.64.6
Jul18° / 16°7111.5016.25.7
Aug19° / 17°9513.1014.55.7
Sep17° / 15°9613.7012.44.9
Oct14° / 12°10515.2010.33.4
Nov10° / 9316.60.28.42.0
Dec / 8815.60.77.41.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
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55545
65446
75446
85347
95248
105248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Den Helder gets around 95 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
436
536
636
737
837
938
1038
1139
1240
1340
1441
1542
1643
1743
1844
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2045
2146
2246
2347
2447
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2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3146

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12144314
22143324
32243324
42243324
52342314
62342314
72441314
82441304
92540304
102540305
112640295
122739295
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162840275
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182841265
192941255
202941255
213042245
223142234
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243342214
253542204
263642193
273842183
283941173
294041172
304240162
314340152

Wind in August

Winds average 23 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:048:31
215.45:058:29
315.35:078:27
415.35:088:25
515.25:108:23
615.25:128:22
715.15:138:20
815.05:158:18
915.05:178:16
1014.95:188:14
1114.95:208:12
1214.85:228:10
1314.75:248:08
1414.75:258:06
1514.65:278:04
1614.55:298:01
1714.55:307:59
1814.45:327:57
1914.35:347:55
2014.35:367:53
2114.25:377:50
2214.15:397:48
2314.15:417:46
2414.05:437:44
2513.95:447:41
2613.95:467:39
2713.85:487:37
2813.75:507:34
2913.75:517:32
3013.65:537:29
3113.55:557:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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55.4Bright
65.3Bright
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95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Den Helder?

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
2.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Den Helder for sightseeing.

What to pack for Den Helder in August

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

In August, Den Helder sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Den Helder in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Den Helder in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Den Helder peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Den Helder?

Den Helder sits at 53.0°N, 4.8°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Julianadorp, 8.0 km away.

MedemblikBergenHeerhugowaardAlkmaarHeilooHoorn

Topography around Den Helder

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Den Helder has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m.

The land around Den Helder is covered by water (54%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
66 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Julianadorp 8.0 km · Schagen 19 km · Medemblik 31 km · Bergen 33 km · Heerhugowaard 33 km · Alkmaar 37 km · Heiloo 40 km · Hoorn 41 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 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 Den Helder (52.9599°, 4.7593°, elevation 3 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).