Gelsenkirchen Weather in August
Gelsenkirchen in August
The short of it: Gelsenkirchen in August averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 14° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & April
August in Gelsenkirchen brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 14°, with about 92 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 35 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 May and April.
Against its neighbours, Gelsenkirchen runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Wattenscheid, 4 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Gelsenkirchen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WattenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 4 km SE | 24° | 14° | 96 mm |
| EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 8 km SW | 24° | 14° | 94 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 98 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km ENE | 24° | 13° | 96 mm |
| GladbeckNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km NW | 24° | 14° | 88 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km NNE | 24° | 13° | 91 mm |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km W | 24° | 14° | 88 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 99 mm |