Herne Weather in August
Herne in August
The short of it: Herne in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 96 mm · daylight 14 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
August in Herne brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 13°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 96 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Herne runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Castrop-Rauxel, 6 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
August in Herne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km ENE | 24° | 13° | 95 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km S | 24° | 13° | 98 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NW | 24° | 13° | 91 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NNW | 24° | 13° | 92 mm |
| WattenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SW | 24° | 14° | 96 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km WSW | 24° | 14° | 92 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km SE | 23° | 13° | 101 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km S | 23° | 13° | 99 mm |