Bern Weather in August
Bern in August
The short of it: Bern in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 111 mm · daylight 14 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
August in Bern brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 13°, with about 111 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 111 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 12 min in mid-August, 79 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Bern runs about middling and drier than most in August. Muri, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Bern, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MuriBern | 4 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 111 mm |
| KönizBern | 4 km SW | 24° | 13° | 110 mm |
| BurgdorfBern | 18 km NE | 24° | 13° | 118 mm |
| SteffisburgBern | 24 km SE | 24° | 13° | 118 mm |
| ThunBern | 26 km SSE | 25° | 13° | 112 mm |
| Biel/BienneBern | 26 km NW | 23° | 13° | 104 mm |
| GrenchenSolothurn | 27 km N | 24° | 13° | 97 mm |
| FribourgFribourg | 28 km SW | 24° | 13° | 110 mm |