Datteln Weather in August
Datteln in August
The short of it: Datteln in August averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 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 24° · low 13° · rain 90 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Datteln an average August high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 90 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-August, 96 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, Datteln runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Recklinghausen, 11 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Datteln, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km WSW | 24° | 13° | 92 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 95 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 95 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km WSW | 24° | 13° | 91 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 96 mm |
| MarlNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km W | 24° | 13° | 90 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km SSE | 24° | 13° | 100 mm |
| BergkamenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 97 mm |