Essen Weather in August
Essen in August
The short of it: Essen in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 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 23° · low 12° · rain 78 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
August in Essen brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 12°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-August, 101 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, Essen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Cloppenburg, 16 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Essen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 12 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CloppenburgLower Saxony | 16 km NNE | 23° | 13° | 78 mm |
| LohneLower Saxony | 21 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 73 mm |
| VechtaLower Saxony | 24 km E | 24° | 13° | 73 mm |
| BramscheLower Saxony | 35 km S | 23° | 12° | 78 mm |
| WallenhorstLower Saxony | 42 km S | 23° | 13° | 78 mm |
| MeppenLower Saxony | 44 km W | 23° | 13° | 79 mm |
| LingenLower Saxony | 47 km WSW | 23° | 13° | 90 mm |
| HarenLower Saxony | 47 km W | 23° | 12° | 76 mm |