Groesbeek weather in August

In August, Groesbeek sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 77 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Groesbeek's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Groesbeek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:27 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Groesbeek is village in Berg en Dal, Netherlands.

Density
425/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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Groesbeek reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°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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22415
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52415
62315
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How August really feels in Groesbeek

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.

Groesbeek 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 / 6712.51.48.10.2
Feb / 5711.21.69.60.6
Mar10° / 5711.10.711.52.2
Apr14° / 4710.3013.64.1
May18° / 5911.5015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6611.7016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7813.10166.3
Aug22° / 14°7712.6014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6211012.45.7
Oct14° / 6511.6010.43.9
Nov / 6312.20.48.61.8
Dec / 73131.67.60.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34060
43961
53961
63862
73763
83763
93763
103763
113565
123565
133565
143466
153466
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183268
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203268
213268
223268
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243367
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273268
283367
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303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Groesbeek gets around 77 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 (%)
140
240
339
439
539
640
740
840
941
1041
1142
1242
1342
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2242
2342
2442
2541
2641
2741
2840
2940
3040
3139

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 (%)
12849203
22849203
32948203
42948203
53048193
63047193
73147193
83146193
93246193
103245203
113344203
123344203
133443203
143443203
153542203
163542203
173641203
183641203
193741193
203841192
213940182
224040182
234239172
244339162
254538152
264737152
274936141
285135131
295235121
305334121
315533111

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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
111calm
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511calm
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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 5:03 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:038:21
215.25:058:20
315.25:078:18
415.15:088:16
515.15:108:14
615.05:118:13
715.05:138:11
814.95:148:09
914.95:168:07
1014.85:188:05
1114.75:198:03
1214.75:218:01
1314.65:227:59
1414.65:247:57
1514.55:267:55
1614.45:277:53
1714.45:297:51
1814.35:317:49
1914.25:327:47
2014.25:347:45
2114.15:367:43
2214.15:377:41
2314.05:397:38
2413.95:417:36
2513.95:427:34
2613.85:447:32
2713.75:467:30
2813.75:477:27
2913.65:497:25
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 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Groesbeek?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Groesbeek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Groesbeek in August

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

In August, Groesbeek 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 Groesbeek 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 Groesbeek 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 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Groesbeek?

Groesbeek sits at 51.8°N, 5.9°E, 39 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Gennep, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Groesbeek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Groesbeek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Groesbeek is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), trees (28%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), trees (29%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
189 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Gennep 9.0 km · Nijmegen 9.0 km · Lindenholt 12 km · Kleve 14 km · Beuningen 15 km · Wijchen 15 km · Elst 17 km · Huissen 18 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 Groesbeek (51.7767°, 5.9361°, elevation 39 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).