Duiven weather in August

In August, Duiven sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Duiven's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duiven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:27 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Duiven is village in Duiven, Netherlands.

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 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Duiven reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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 Duiven

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.

Duiven 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 / 6512.71.48.10.2
Feb / 5510.91.89.60.5
Mar10° / 5611.30.811.52.1
Apr14° / 4710.3013.64.0
May18° / 5911.5015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6511.8016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7813.40166.2
Aug22° / 14°7612.6014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6111012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.4010.43.9
Nov / 6112.10.38.61.7
Dec / 7112.81.97.60.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
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33961
43961
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63961
73862
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93763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Duiven gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
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541
641
741
841
942
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1243
1343
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1543
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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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12949203
22949193
32948193
43048193
53148193
63147192
73247192
83246192
93346202
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113344202
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173641202
183741192
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214040182
224140172
234339162
244438152
254637152
264837142
275036131
285235121
295334121
305533111
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:028:22
215.35:048:20
315.25:068:18
415.25:078:16
515.15:098:15
615.05:108:13
715.05:128:11
814.95:138:09
914.95:158:07
1014.85:178:05
1114.85:188:04
1214.75:208:02
1314.65:228:00
1414.65:237:58
1514.55:257:56
1614.45:277:54
1714.45:287:51
1814.35:307:49
1914.35:327:47
2014.25:337:45
2114.15:357:43
2214.15:377:41
2314.05:387:39
2413.95:407:36
2513.95:427:34
2613.85:437:32
2713.75:457:30
2813.75:477:27
2913.65:487:25
3013.55:507:23
3113.55:527:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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144.4Bright
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174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Duiven?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Duiven for sightseeing.

What to pack for Duiven in August

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

In August, Duiven sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Duiven 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 Duiven peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Duiven?

Duiven sits at 51.9°N, 6.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Zevenaar, 4.0 km away.

Brummen

Topography around Duiven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duiven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Duiven is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (23%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), trees (27%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Zevenaar 4.0 km · Huissen 6.0 km · Velp 6.0 km · Arnhem 8.0 km · Didam 8.0 km · Elst 12 km · Nijmegen 16 km · Brummen 19 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 Duiven (51.9467°, 6.0139°, elevation 10 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).