Sneek weather in August

In August, Sneek sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 92 mm of rain across 14.3 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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Sneek's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sneek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Sneek is town in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands.

Density
964/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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sneek reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°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)
12115
22115
32115
42115
52115
62115
72115
82115
92115
102115
112115
122115
132115
142115
152115
162115
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271914
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301914
311913

How August really feels in Sneek

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.

Sneek 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 / 6813.11.27.90.1
Feb / 5310.81.79.50.2
Mar / 5211.60.811.51.4
Apr12° / 459.7013.63.2
May16° / 6311.2015.54.7
Jun18° / 12°7212.1016.65.5
Jul20° / 14°8813.6016.25.9
Aug20° / 15°9214.3014.55.7
Sep18° / 12°7812.5012.45.2
Oct13° / 7914.1010.33.4
Nov / 6814.10.18.41.6
Dec / 7514.11.47.40.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
45050
54951
64951
74852
84852
94852
104654
114654
124555
134357
144357
154357
164357
174258
184159
194060
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sneek gets around 92 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
443
543
643
744
844
945
1045
1146
1246
1347
1447
1547
1648
1748
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2547
2647
2747
2846
2946
3046
3145

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12148274
22148274
32247274
42347274
52446274
62445273
72545273
82644273
92744273
102743273
112843263
122842263
132942263
142942253
153042253
163042243
173143243
183143233
193143223
203243223
213243213
223343203
233443193
243643183
253743173
263943162
274042162
284242152
294341142
304540131
314640131

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light 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 5:00 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:008:27
215.45:018:25
315.35:038:24
415.35:058:22
515.25:068:20
615.25:088:18
715.15:108:16
815.15:118:14
915.05:138:12
1014.95:158:10
1114.95:168:08
1214.85:188:06
1314.75:208:04
1414.75:218:02
1514.65:238:00
1614.65:257:58
1714.55:277:56
1814.45:287:54
1914.45:307:51
2014.35:327:49
2114.25:347:47
2214.25:357:45
2314.15:377:42
2414.05:397:40
2514.05:417:38
2613.95:427:35
2713.85:447:33
2813.75:467:31
2913.75:487:28
3013.65:497:26
3113.55:517:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sneek?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sneek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sneek in August

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

In August, Sneek sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Sneek 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 22 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
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Sneek 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 Sneek 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 Sneek?

Sneek sits at 53.0°N, 5.7°E, 6 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Heerenveen, 19 km away.

HeerenveenLeeuwardenHarlingenDrachtenEmmeloordSteenwijkUrkGiethoorn

Topography around Sneek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sneek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m.

The land around Sneek is covered by grassland (55%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
28 m
80 km
87 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Heerenveen 19 km · Leeuwarden 21 km · Harlingen 22 km · Drachten 31 km · Emmeloord 36 km · Steenwijk 41 km · Urk 41 km · Giethoorn 43 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 Sneek (53.033°, 5.6589°, elevation 6 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).