Lelystad weather in August

In August, Lelystad sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.9 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 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 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 Lelystad's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lelystad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:27 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Lelystad is city in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

Founded
1967

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 Lelystad reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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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32215
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How August really feels in Lelystad

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.

Lelystad 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 / 7113.11.380.2
Feb / 5811.31.79.50.4
Mar / 5811.80.811.51.7
Apr13° / 5210.70.113.63.4
May16° / 10°6711.5015.55.0
Jun19° / 12°7312.7016.55.6
Jul21° / 15°9014.5016.15.9
Aug21° / 15°9013.9014.55.8
Sep18° / 12°7612.3012.45.3
Oct14° / 7613.2010.33.6
Nov / 6813.80.38.51.7
Dec / 7813.91.57.50.5

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 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74357
84258
94258
104258
114159
124060
134060
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154060
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lelystad gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.9 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 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
443
543
643
743
844
944
1044
1145
1245
1345
1446
1546
1646
1746
1847
1947
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2147
2247
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2447
2547
2647
2747
2846
2946
3046
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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12349244
22449243
32449243
42548243
52648243
62647233
72747233
82846233
92846233
102945233
112945233
123045233
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143144223
153144223
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173244213
183244213
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203444203
213444193
223643183
233743173
243842173
254042162
264241152
274340152
284539142
294739131
304838131
314937121

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1215light breeze
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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 5:02 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:028:26
215.35:048:24
315.35:068:22
415.25:078:21
515.25:098:19
615.15:108:17
715.15:128:15
815.05:148:13
914.95:158:11
1014.95:178:09
1114.85:198:07
1214.85:208:05
1314.75:228:03
1414.65:248:01
1514.65:257:59
1614.55:277:57
1714.45:297:55
1814.45:317:53
1914.35:327:51
2014.25:347:49
2114.25:367:46
2214.15:377:44
2314.05:397:42
2414.05:417:40
2513.95:437:37
2613.85:447:35
2713.85:467:33
2813.75:487:31
2913.65:497:28
3013.65:517:26
3113.55:537:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
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 Lelystad?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lelystad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lelystad in August

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

In August, Lelystad sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Lelystad 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 59 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 Lelystad 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 Lelystad peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lelystad?

Lelystad sits at 52.5°N, 5.5°E, -1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Dronten, 17 km away.

DrontenUrkZeewoldeHarderwijkAlmere StadEnkhuizenNunspeetElburg

Topography around Lelystad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lelystad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of -2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Lelystad is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (41%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Dronten 17 km · Urk 19 km · Zeewolde 20 km · Harderwijk 21 km · Almere Stad 23 km · Enkhuizen 25 km · Nunspeet 26 km · Elburg 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 Lelystad (52.5083°, 5.475°, elevation -1 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).