Purmerend weather in August

In August, Purmerend sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.7 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 19% 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 Purmerend's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purmerend's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Purmerend is city in Purmerend, Netherlands.

Density
3,262/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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Purmerend reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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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How August really feels in Purmerend

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.

Purmerend 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 / 6212.1180.3
Feb / 5010.31.39.50.5
Mar / 5010.60.711.51.8
Apr13° / 4510.5013.63.5
May16° / 5811.2015.55.0
Jun19° / 12°6211.6016.55.7
Jul21° / 14°7513016.16.1
Aug21° / 14°7912.7014.56.0
Sep18° / 12°6911.9012.45.4
Oct14° / 6912.8010.33.7
Nov10° / 62130.38.51.8
Dec / 681317.50.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54456
64555
74456
84456
94258
104258
114258
124357
134258
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Purmerend gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.7 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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241
341
440
540
640
740
840
940
1040
1141
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1743
1843
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2143
2243
2343
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2642
2742
2842
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3042
3141

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12148264
22248264
32248264
42348264
52447264
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72546254
82646254
92645254
102745254
112745244
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203145214
213145204
223245194
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243544183
253744173
263843163
274043152
284142142
294341142
304541132
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 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
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914light breeze
1014light 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 5:05 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:058:28
215.35:068:26
315.35:088:24
415.25:098:23
515.25:118:21
615.15:138:19
715.15:148:17
815.05:168:15
914.95:178:13
1014.95:198:11
1114.85:218:10
1214.85:228:08
1314.75:248:06
1414.65:268:03
1514.65:288:01
1614.55:297:59
1714.45:317:57
1814.45:337:55
1914.35:347:53
2014.25:367:51
2114.25:387:48
2214.15:397:46
2314.05:417:44
2414.05:437:42
2513.95:457:39
2613.85:467:37
2713.85:487:35
2813.75:507:33
2913.65:517:30
3013.65:537:28
3113.55:557:26

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 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 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
15.2Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
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124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Purmerend?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Purmerend for sightseeing.

What to pack for Purmerend in August

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

In August, Purmerend sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Purmerend 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 26 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 Purmerend 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 Purmerend 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
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Purmerend?

Purmerend sits at 52.5°N, 5.0°E, 2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Volendam, 8.0 km away.

AssendelftHeemskerk

Topography around Purmerend

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purmerend has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Purmerend is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (34%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Volendam 8.0 km · Zaanstad 11 km · Zaandam 12 km · Assendelft 15 km · Amsterdam 15 km · Hoorn 17 km · Diemen 18 km · Heemskerk 20 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 Purmerend (52.505°, 4.9597°, 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).