Hamburg weather in August
Temperature, sea and sunshine in August: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in August
Good
Best time to visit: May – September
What is the weather like in Hamburg in August?
In August, Hamburg is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 76 mm in total. All in all, August is a good month for a holiday in Hamburg.
August compared
How the weather changes from July to September. Tap a month to open it.
| JulyJul | AugustAug | SeptemberSep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 72 | 72 | 74 |
| Day | 22° | 22° | 19° |
| Night | 14° | 14° | 11° |
| Sun | 7 h | 7 h | 5 h |
| Rain days | 14 | 13 | 10 |
More details for August
- Daylight
- 14 h 54 min05:58 – 20:52
- UV index
- 5 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 1 daydew point 18 °C or more
- Wind
- 17 km/haverage daily peak
- Cloud cover
- 63 %on average
- Hot days
- 1 day30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 0 days1 cm or more of fresh snow
- Time zone
- UTC+2Europe/Berlin
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %58 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %35 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in August
- Sunscreen
- A jumper for the evenings
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Hamburg in August: quick answers
Is Hamburg hot in August?
Warm rather than hot: in August, daytime highs in Hamburg average 22 °C and nights cool to about 14 °C. On about 1 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Hamburg in August?
Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 76 mm in total.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)