Amsterdam weather in August

In August, Amsterdam sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 10 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 79°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Amsterdam's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amsterdam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
60°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:08 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Amsterdam is city in Montgomery County in the state of New York, USA.

Density
1,111/km²
people per km²
Founded
1710

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 79°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical August day in Amsterdam reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Amsterdam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Amsterdam weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°3.310.18.19.20.0
Feb32° / 16°2.99.17.210.20.0
Mar41° / 24°3.911.35.811.60.3
Apr55° / 36°4.111.91.813.13.2
May66° / 47°3.912.40.114.45.6
Jun75° / 56°4.312.2015.16.4
Jul79° / 61°3.710.9014.86.5
Aug78° / 60°3.510013.86.8
Sep71° / 52°3.69.2012.36.7
Oct58° / 41°4.410.60.410.84.1
Nov45° / 31°3.510.32.49.51.1
Dec35° / 22°4.011.27.58.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Amsterdam gets around 3.5 in of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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435
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636
736
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936
1036
1135
1235
1335
1434
1534
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1732
1832
1931
2030
2129
2229
2328
2427
2527
2626
2726
2826
2925
3025
3125

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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1202633192
2202732202
3212731202
4212730202
5212730202
6222729202
7222829202
8222829202
9232828192
10232828191
11242829181
12242829181
13252829171
14252929161
15262929161
16262929151
17273029141
18273028141
19283028131
20293028131
21303027130
22313026130
23323025130
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26353022130
27353021130
28363021120
29373020120
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:517:14
214.34:527:13
314.34:547:12
414.34:557:11
514.24:567:09
614.24:577:08
714.14:587:07
814.14:597:05
914.15:007:04
1014.05:017:03
1114.05:027:01
1213.95:037:00
1313.95:046:58
1413.95:066:57
1513.85:076:55
1613.85:086:54
1713.75:096:52
1813.75:106:51
1913.65:116:49
2013.65:126:48
2113.55:136:46
2213.55:146:44
2313.55:166:43
2413.45:176:41
2513.45:186:39
2613.35:196:38
2713.35:206:36
2813.25:216:34
2913.25:226:33
3013.15:236:31
3113.15:256:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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185.0Bright
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235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Amsterdam?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Amsterdam for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Amsterdam in August

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

In August, Amsterdam sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 60°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amsterdam in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amsterdam peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Amsterdam?

Amsterdam sits at 42.9°N, 74.2°W, 361 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Glenville, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Amsterdam

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Amsterdam.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Amsterdam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 ft around an average of 492 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,950 ft.

The land around Amsterdam is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
518 ft
10 miles
1,286 ft
50 miles
3,950 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Glenville 6.8 mi · Gloversville 11 mi · Rotterdam 15 mi · Schenectady 16 mi · Clifton Park 22 mi · Saratoga Springs 23 mi · Latham 25 mi · Cohoes 27 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Amsterdam (42.9387°, -74.1882°, elevation 361 ft), 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).