Rijen weather in August

In August, Rijen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.8 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 Rijen's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rijen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:32 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Rijen is village in Gilze en Rijen, the Netherlands.

Density
3,607/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 Rijen reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°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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How August really feels in Rijen

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.

Rijen 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 / 6511.91.18.10.4
Feb / 5911.31.59.60.7
Mar10° / 5711.60.811.52.3
Apr14° / 5111.1013.64.1
May18° / 6512.3015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°6711.4016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°8113.2015.96.2
Aug23° / 14°8112.8014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6211.4012.45.7
Oct15° / 64120.110.44.0
Nov10° / 6312.30.48.61.9
Dec / 7413.31.37.70.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
63961
73862
83763
93763
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313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rijen gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.8 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 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
240
340
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540
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840
941
1041
1141
1242
1342
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1944
2044
2143
2243
2343
2442
2542
2641
2740
2840
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3038
3138

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 (%)
13146212
23146212
33146212
43245202
53345202
63344202
73444202
83544202
93543202
103543202
113642202
123642202
133742192
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153841192
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173941183
183940183
194040173
204040173
214140163
224339153
234439153
244638143
254737132
264936132
275135122
285234122
295433112
305433112
315732101

Wind in August

Winds average 12 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 5:08 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:088:25
215.25:108:23
315.25:118:21
415.15:138:20
515.15:148:18
615.05:168:16
714.95:178:14
814.95:198:12
914.85:218:11
1014.85:228:09
1114.75:248:07
1214.75:258:05
1314.65:278:03
1414.55:298:01
1514.55:307:59
1614.45:327:57
1714.45:347:55
1814.35:357:53
1914.25:377:51
2014.25:387:49
2114.15:407:46
2214.05:427:44
2314.05:437:42
2413.95:457:40
2513.95:477:38
2613.85:487:36
2713.75:507:33
2813.75:527:31
2913.65:537:29
3013.55:557:26
3113.55:577:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rijen?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rijen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rijen in August

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

In August, Rijen sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Rijen 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 70 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
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Rijen 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 Rijen peaks around July 15 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 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rijen?

Rijen sits at 51.6°N, 4.9°E, 11 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Dongen, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Rijen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rijen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Rijen is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (23%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Dongen 4.0 km · Oosterhout 7.0 km · Hoge Vucht 9.0 km · Breda 10 km · Loon op Zand 11 km · Tilburg 13 km · Goirle 13 km · Geertruidenberg 13 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 Rijen (51.5908°, 4.9194°, elevation 11 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).