Erkelenz Weather in August
Erkelenz in August
The short of it: Erkelenz in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 33 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 71 mm · daylight 14 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Erkelenz an average August high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 71 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 33 min in mid-August, 94 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, Erkelenz runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Mönchengladbach, 15 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Erkelenz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 11 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km NE | 24° | 14° | 74 mm |
| GrevenbroichNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km E | 24° | 14° | 74 mm |
| ViersenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 72 mm |
| BergheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 27 km ESE | 24° | 14° | 77 mm |
| NeussNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 72 mm |
| HeerlenLimburg | 32 km SW | 24° | 14° | 74 mm |
| DürenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km SSE | 24° | 14° | 82 mm |
| KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 77 mm |