Raalte weather in August

In August, Raalte sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 82 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°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 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 Raalte's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raalte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:24 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Raalte is village in the 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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Raalte reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
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302012
312012

How August really feels in Raalte

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.

Raalte 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 / 6612.91.680.1
Feb / 5410.91.89.50.4
Mar10° / 5711.60.911.51.9
Apr14° / 5110.80.113.63.9
May18° / 6511.6015.45.4
Jun20° / 11°7112.1016.55.8
Jul22° / 13°8714.4016.16.0
Aug22° / 13°8213.7014.56.0
Sep19° / 11°6611.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 6311.8010.33.8
Nov / 5812.50.38.51.6
Dec / 6912.927.50.3

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 (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54060
63961
73961
83862
93763
103763
113664
123664
133466
143466
153367
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193268
203268
213367
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303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Raalte gets around 82 mm of rain over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
442
542
642
742
842
943
1043
1144
1245
1345
1446
1546
1647
1747
1847
1947
2048
2148
2247
2347
2447
2546
2645
2745
2844
2943
3043
3142

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 (%)
12950192
23050192
33049192
43148191
53248191
63347191
73446191
83445191
93545191
103644191
113643191
123643191
133742191
143742191
153842191
163842192
173841192
183941182
193941182
204041172
214141172
224240162
234340152
244539152
254738141
264837131
275036131
285235121
295334121
305533111
315633101

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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3012light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:00 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:008:22
215.35:018:20
315.35:038:19
415.25:048:17
515.25:068:15
615.15:088:13
715.05:098:12
815.05:118:10
914.95:138:08
1014.95:148:06
1114.85:168:04
1214.75:188:02
1314.75:198:00
1414.65:217:58
1514.65:237:56
1614.55:247:54
1714.45:267:52
1814.45:287:49
1914.35:297:47
2014.25:317:45
2114.25:337:43
2214.15:347:41
2314.05:367:38
2414.05:387:36
2513.95:407:34
2613.85:417:32
2713.85:437:29
2813.75:457:27
2913.65:467:25
3013.65:487:22
3113.55:507:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Raalte?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Raalte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Raalte in August

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

In August, Raalte sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Raalte 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 Raalte peaks around July 14 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 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Raalte?

Raalte sits at 52.4°N, 6.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Nijverdal, 13 km away.

ZwolleRijssenEpeWierdenAlmelo

Topography around Raalte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raalte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Raalte is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nijverdal 13 km · Dalfsen 14 km · Deventer 16 km · Zwolle 19 km · Rijssen 19 km · Epe 20 km · Wierden 22 km · Almelo 27 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 Raalte (52.3858°, 6.275°, elevation 9 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).