Winschoten weather in August

In August, Winschoten sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14.4 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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Winschoten's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Winschoten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:19 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Winschoten is town in Oldambt, Netherlands.

Density
832/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 Winschoten reaches about 21°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 17°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22314
32214
42214
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312012

How August really feels in Winschoten

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.

Winschoten 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 / 65131.67.90.0
Feb / 5010.629.50.2
Mar / 5311.40.911.51.7
Apr13° / 5310.90.113.63.6
May17° / 6411.9015.55.0
Jun19° / 11°8213.2016.65.5
Jul22° / 14°9414.8016.25.8
Aug21° / 14°8714.4014.55.8
Sep18° / 11°6911.5012.45.4
Oct14° / 6312.5010.33.6
Nov / 5712.50.28.41.4
Dec / 6312.81.87.40.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44060
54060
64159
74060
83961
93961
103961
113862
123862
133763
143565
153664
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313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Winschoten gets around 87 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
744
844
945
1045
1145
1245
1346
1446
1547
1647
1747
1848
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2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2747
2847
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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12449252
22449252
32548252
42648252
52747251
62747241
72846241
82946241
93045241
103044241
113144241
123243241
133243231
143342232
153342232
163442232
173541222
183541222
193641212
203741203
213841193
223940183
234040173
244239162
254439152
264538142
274737132
284937122
295136112
305236111
315336101

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light 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 4:54 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:548:22
215.44:558:20
315.44:578:19
415.34:598:17
515.25:008:15
615.25:028:13
715.15:048:11
815.15:058:09
915.05:078:07
1014.95:098:05
1114.95:108:03
1214.85:128:01
1314.85:147:59
1414.75:167:57
1514.65:177:55
1614.65:197:53
1714.55:217:51
1814.45:237:48
1914.45:247:46
2014.35:267:44
2114.25:287:42
2214.25:307:39
2314.15:317:37
2414.05:337:35
2514.05:357:33
2613.95:377:30
2713.85:387:28
2813.85:407:25
2913.75:427:23
3013.65:447:21
3113.55:457:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Winschoten?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Winschoten for sightseeing.

What to pack for Winschoten in August

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

In August, Winschoten sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Winschoten 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 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Winschoten 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 Winschoten 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 Winschoten?

Winschoten sits at 53.1°N, 7.0°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Veendam, 11 km away.

HoogezandWeenerDelfzijlPapenburgEmden

Topography around Winschoten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Winschoten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m.

The land around Winschoten is covered by grassland (31%), trees (22%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
143 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Veendam 11 km · Stadskanaal 18 km · Hoogezand 18 km · Weener 21 km · Delfzijl 22 km · Papenburg 26 km · Emden 27 km · Leer 30 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 Winschoten (53.1442°, 7.0347°, elevation 3 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).