Wijk bij Duurstede weather in August

In August, Wijk bij Duurstede sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13 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 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 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 Wijk bij Duurstede's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wijk bij Duurstede's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Wijk bij Duurstede is human settlement 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 Wijk bij Duurstede reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Wijk bij Duurstede

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.

Wijk bij Duurstede 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 / 6512.51.28.10.3
Feb / 56111.49.60.6
Mar10° / 5711.50.811.52.1
Apr14° / 4910.7013.63.9
May18° / 6111.9015.45.3
Jun20° / 12°6511.4016.45.9
Jul22° / 14°8013.70166.1
Aug22° / 14°7913014.46.1
Sep19° / 11°6411.6012.45.6
Oct14° / 6411.9010.43.9
Nov / 6212.70.38.61.8
Dec / 7213.21.57.60.5

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wijk bij Duurstede gets around 79 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
12549233
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254340143
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274739132
284838122
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305236111
315335111

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
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712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 5:05 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:058:24
215.35:078:23
315.25:088:21
415.25:108:19
515.15:118:17
615.05:138:16
715.05:148:14
814.95:168:12
914.95:188:10
1014.85:198:08
1114.85:218:06
1214.75:238:04
1314.65:248:02
1414.65:268:00
1514.55:287:58
1614.55:297:56
1714.45:317:54
1814.35:327:52
1914.35:347:50
2014.25:367:48
2114.15:377:46
2214.15:397:44
2314.05:417:41
2413.95:427:39
2513.95:447:37
2613.85:467:35
2713.75:487:32
2813.75:497:30
2913.65:517:28
3013.55:537:25
3113.55:547:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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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 Wijk bij Duurstede?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wijk bij Duurstede for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wijk bij Duurstede in August

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

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

rain gear

Sea temperature near Wijk bij Duurstede 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 68 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 Wijk bij Duurstede 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 Wijk bij Duurstede 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 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 15UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wijk bij Duurstede?

Wijk bij Duurstede sits at 52.0°N, 5.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Culemborg, 8.0 km away.

RhenenVeenendaalVianen

Topography around Wijk bij Duurstede

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wijk bij Duurstede has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Wijk bij Duurstede is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Culemborg 8.0 km · Driebergen-Rijsenburg 10 km · Geldermalsen 11 km · Tiel 11 km · Zeist 15 km · Rhenen 16 km · Veenendaal 16 km · Vianen 17 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 Wijk bij Duurstede (51.9742°, 5.3417°, 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).