Oberstdorf Weather in August
Oberstdorf in August
The short of it: Oberstdorf in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 194 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 194 mm · daylight 14 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Oberstdorf an average August high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 194 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 194 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 14 min in mid-August, 81 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Oberstdorf runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Sonthofen, 12 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Oberstdorf, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 11 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonthofenBavaria | 12 km N | 23° | 12° | 178 mm |
| Immenstadt im AllgäuBavaria | 18 km NNW | 22° | 12° | 171 mm |
| Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria | 36 km N | 23° | 12° | 137 mm |
| IsnyBaden-Wurttemberg | 37 km NNW | 22° | 12° | 144 mm |
| FüssenBavaria | 37 km ENE | 22° | 12° | 170 mm |
| LindenbergBavaria | 37 km NW | 22° | 13° | 154 mm |
| ImstTyrol | 39 km ESE | 23° | 13° | 132 mm |
| DornbirnVorarlberg | 40 km W | 24° | 14° | 166 mm |