Idar-Oberstein Weather in August
Idar-Oberstein in August
The short of it: Idar-Oberstein in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 12° · rain 60 mm · daylight 14 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
August in Idar-Oberstein brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 12°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 26 min in mid-August, 89 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 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Idar-Oberstein runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Sankt Wendel, 29 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Idar-Oberstein, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 11 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankt WendelSaarland | 29 km SSW | 24° | 12° | 63 mm |
| WadernSaarland | 36 km WSW | 23° | 12° | 66 mm |
| BexbachSaarland | 41 km S | 25° | 12° | 60 mm |
| NeunkirchenSaarland | 42 km SSW | 24° | 12° | 61 mm |
| IllingenSaarland | 42 km SSW | 24° | 12° | 64 mm |
| WittlichRheinland-Pfalz | 42 km NW | 25° | 13° | 61 mm |
| Bad KreuznachRheinland-Pfalz | 43 km ENE | 25° | 13° | 44 mm |
| EppelbornSaarland | 43 km SW | 24° | 12° | 64 mm |