Kiel Weather in August
Kiel in August
The short of it: Kiel in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 52 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 22° · low 13° · rain 79 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Kiel an average August high of 22°, a low of 13° and some 79 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 52 min in mid-August, 109 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, Kiel runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Kronshagen, 4 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Kiel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KronshagenSchleswig-Holstein | 4 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 85 mm |
| ElmschenhagenSchleswig-Holstein | 5 km SE | 22° | 12° | 80 mm |
| AltenholzSchleswig-Holstein | 9 km N | 22° | 13° | 82 mm |
| PreetzSchleswig-Holstein | 13 km SE | 22° | 13° | 78 mm |
| EckernfördeSchleswig-Holstein | 25 km NW | 22° | 13° | 110 mm |
| PlönSchleswig-Holstein | 26 km SE | 22° | 13° | 78 mm |
| TungendorfSchleswig-Holstein | 26 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 82 mm |
| Brachenfeld-RuthenbergSchleswig-Holstein | 29 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 82 mm |