Hamburg Weather in August
Hamburg in August
The short of it: Hamburg in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 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 14° · rain 82 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Hamburg an average August high of 24°, a low of 14° and some 82 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 47 min in mid-August, 105 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, Hamburg runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Hamburg-Mitte, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Hamburg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg-MitteHamburg | 2 km E | 24° | 14° | 82 mm |
| St. PauliHamburg | 2 km WNW | 24° | 14° | 82 mm |
| Altona-AltstadtHamburg | 3 km W | 24° | 14° | 83 mm |
| EimsbüttelHamburg | 4 km NW | 24° | 14° | 83 mm |
| Altona-NordHamburg | 4 km WNW | 24° | 14° | 83 mm |
| Hoheluft-OstHamburg | 4 km NNW | 23° | 13° | 83 mm |
| AltonaHamburg | 4 km W | 24° | 14° | 83 mm |
| EilbekHamburg | 4 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 81 mm |