Hoogezand weather in August

In August, Hoogezand sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 84 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hoogezand's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoogezand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:20 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Hoogezand is village in Midden-Groningen, 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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hoogezand reaches about 21°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 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22214
32214
42214
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122214
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312012

How August really feels in Hoogezand

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.

Hoogezand weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6512.81.57.90.0
Feb / 4910.61.89.50.2
Mar / 5111.30.811.51.6
Apr13° / 5010.70.113.63.5
May17° / 6011.7015.65.0
Jun19° / 11°7712.3016.65.6
Jul21° / 14°9014.5016.25.8
Aug21° / 14°8414.2014.55.8
Sep18° / 11°6911.7012.45.4
Oct14° / 6312.6010.33.6
Nov / 5812.60.28.41.5
Dec / 6312.71.77.40.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44060
54060
64060
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123763
133664
143466
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203268
213367
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303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hoogezand gets around 84 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
344
444
544
644
744
844
944
1044
1145
1245
1346
1446
1546
1647
1747
1847
1947
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2547
2647
2747
2846
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3045
3144

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12748222
22748232
32847232
42947232
53046231
63145231
73244231
83343231
93442231
103442231
113541231
123541231
133640221
143640222
153740222
163739212
173839212
183839202
193939202
204039192
214139182
224239172
234339162
244538152
254637142
264837132
275036122
285235112
295335111
305534101
31563491

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 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 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:558:23
215.44:568:22
315.44:588:20
415.35:008:18
515.25:018:16
615.25:038:14
715.15:058:12
815.15:068:10
915.05:088:08
1014.95:108:06
1114.95:118:04
1214.85:138:02
1314.85:158:00
1414.75:177:58
1514.65:187:56
1614.65:207:54
1714.55:227:52
1814.45:247:50
1914.45:257:47
2014.35:277:45
2114.25:297:43
2214.25:317:41
2314.15:327:38
2414.05:347:36
2514.05:367:34
2613.95:387:31
2713.85:397:29
2813.85:417:27
2913.75:437:24
3013.65:457:22
3113.55:477:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hoogezand?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hoogezand for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hoogezand in August

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

In August, Hoogezand sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Hoogezand 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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Hoogezand 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 Hoogezand peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hoogezand?

Hoogezand sits at 53.2°N, 6.8°E, 2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Veendam, 10 km away.

WinschotenDelfzijlAssenStadskanaalLeek

Topography around Hoogezand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoogezand has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m.

The land around Hoogezand is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (25%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
102 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Veendam 10 km · Groningen 14 km · Korrewegwijk 15 km · Winschoten 18 km · Delfzijl 21 km · Assen 23 km · Stadskanaal 23 km · Leek 26 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 Hoogezand (53.1617°, 6.7611°, 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).