Enkhuizen weather in August

In August, Enkhuizen sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 98 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Enkhuizen's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Enkhuizen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:27 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Enkhuizen is city and municipality in North Holland, the Netherlands.

Density
1,051/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 20°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Enkhuizen reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 4°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 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Enkhuizen

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.

Enkhuizen weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7813.61.17.90.2
Feb / 6011.61.69.50.2
Mar / 5711.50.811.51.2
Apr11° / 469.4013.62.8
May15° / 11°6210.9015.54.3
Jun17° / 13°7112.3016.55.2
Jul20° / 16°8613.3016.15.8
Aug20° / 16°9814.1014.55.7
Sep17° / 14°8813.3012.45.0
Oct14° / 10°9314.2010.33.4
Nov10° / 8115.60.28.51.7
Dec / 8814.71.27.50.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Enkhuizen gets around 98 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 5:02 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:028:27
215.45:048:26
315.35:068:24
415.25:078:22
515.25:098:20
615.15:118:18
715.15:128:17
815.05:148:15
915.05:158:13
1014.95:178:11
1114.85:198:09
1214.85:218:07
1314.75:228:05
1414.65:248:03
1514.65:268:01
1614.55:277:59
1714.55:297:56
1814.45:317:54
1914.35:327:52
2014.35:347:50
2114.25:367:48
2214.15:387:45
2314.15:397:43
2414.05:417:41
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2613.95:457:36
2713.85:467:34
2813.75:487:32
2913.75:507:29
3013.65:517:27
3113.55:537:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Enkhuizen?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Enkhuizen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Enkhuizen in August

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

In August, Enkhuizen sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Enkhuizen 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 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°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
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Enkhuizen 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 Enkhuizen peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Enkhuizen?

Enkhuizen sits at 52.7°N, 5.3°E, 2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Medemblik, 15 km away.

HoornUrkLelystadVolendamHeerhugowaardEmmeloordPurmerend

Topography around Enkhuizen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Enkhuizen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Enkhuizen is covered by water (60%) within 3 km, water (77%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Medemblik 15 km · Hoorn 17 km · Urk 21 km · Lelystad 25 km · Volendam 28 km · Heerhugowaard 30 km · Emmeloord 31 km · Purmerend 31 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 Enkhuizen (52.7033°, 5.2917°, elevation 2 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).