Roskilde Weather in August
Roskilde in August
The short of it: Roskilde in August averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 15° · rain 79 mm · daylight 15 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Roskilde an average August high of 21°, a low of 15° and some 79 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 1 min in mid-August, 116 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Roskilde runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Hedehusene, 7 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Roskilde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HedehuseneCapital Region | 7 km E | 21° | 14° | 80 mm |
| TaastrupCapital Region | 14 km E | 21° | 14° | 76 mm |
| Solrød StrandZealand | 15 km SE | 21° | 15° | 76 mm |
| GreveZealand | 15 km ESE | 21° | 15° | 76 mm |
| StenløseCapital Region | 16 km NNE | 21° | 14° | 78 mm |
| IshøjCapital Region | 17 km E | 21° | 14° | 74 mm |
| AlbertslundCapital Region | 18 km E | 21° | 14° | 75 mm |
| VallensbækCapital Region | 19 km E | 22° | 14° | 73 mm |