Plauen Weather in August
Plauen in August
The short of it: Plauen in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 12° · rain 73 mm · daylight 14 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
August in Plauen brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 12°, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 30 min in mid-August, 92 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Plauen runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Oelsnitz, 9 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Plauen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 21 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OelsnitzSaxony | 9 km SSE | 23° | 11° | 72 mm |
| Reichenbach/VogtlandSaxony | 18 km NE | 23° | 12° | 78 mm |
| GreizThuringia | 18 km NNE | 24° | 13° | 72 mm |
| AuerbachSaxony | 19 km E | 22° | 12° | 84 mm |
| Zeulenroda-TriebesThuringia | 20 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 75 mm |
| ZeulenrodaThuringia | 20 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 75 mm |
| HofBavaria | 26 km SW | 23° | 11° | 76 mm |
| AšCarlsbad Region | 31 km S | 21° | 10° | 76 mm |