Early August 1 August
80°F
Typical afternoon high
33% historical wet-day frequency
Germany · City
Frankfurt & southern Hesse
in August.
Is August a good time?
Warm days.
A steady visitor season.
August averages 80°F afternoons, with about 8 rain days. Later August is typically cooler.
- Afternoons
- 80°F
- Rain days
- 8
- Visitor demand
- 88%of June peak
Historical Darmstadt regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Wiesbaden; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
7.6/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#4 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather8.7/10Very good
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostModeratefor Europe; Germany-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your August
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 80°F (26°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 57°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 15 hours of daylight. About 8 rain days in a typical August.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 15 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 06:13 and sets about 20:46 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 57°F (14°C); afternoons reach about 80°F (26°C). Expect rain on about 8 days in a typical August.
Typical afternoon
80°F (26°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
57°F (14°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 33m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late August?
Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 80°F on the 1st, versus 77°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 33% to 23% between those dates.
Mid August 15 August
80°F
Typical afternoon high
26% historical wet-day frequency
Late August 31 August
77°F
Typical afternoon high
23% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesAugust 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
August 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
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Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons cool from about 80°F (27°C) in the first week to 78°F (25°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 21–34%. Local schools are out 1–6 August 2027.
Schools here are off 1–6 August 2027 (summer holidays). Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%, Czechia 100%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds, cost and getting there
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Steady all year. August averages 88% of June's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.
Overnight stays across Darmstadt do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
A little below usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Germany as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 112 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from New York JFK, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington Dulles and 17 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat
Year-to-year variation
How much does August vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 72°F (22°C) and 85°F (30°C); in 7 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 80°F (26°C). Rain days ranged from 4 to 15; half the years had 6–12.
Rain days in each August
Rain days
8
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 13 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
6 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
6 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
25 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 77°F | 12 |
| 2012 | 80°F | 6 |
| 2013 | 78°F | 7 |
| 2014 | 72°F | 12 |
| 2015 | 83°F | 8 |
| 2016 | 78°F | 7 |
| 2017 | 77°F | 11 |
| 2018 | 84°F | 4 |
| 2019 | 82°F | 9 |
| 2020 | 84°F | 9 |
| 2021 | 74°F | 13 |
| 2022 | 85°F | 5 |
| 2023 | 77°F | 15 |
| 2024 | 83°F | 6 |
| 2025 | 80°F | 5 |
Checked against 15 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
July, August
or September?
| Typical conditions | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 79°F | 80°F | 71°F |
| Rain days | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Overnight demand | 95% | 88% | 97% |
July: More rain days than August. July guide →
September: Cooler afternoons than August. September guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with August Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.
Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than August.
Your comparison
August or July?
Overnight stays vary little through the year.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the July guide →| Typical conditions | August | July |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 80°F | 79°F |
| Nights | 57°F | 58°F |
| Rain days | 8 | 11 |
| Visitor season | Steady all year | Steady all year |
| Overall / 10 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Month rank | #4 | #3 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1 | #12 | 43°F | 31°F | 15 | 4.1 | Steady all year |
| February | 5.6 | #10 | 46°F | 31°F | 9 | 4.9 | Steady all year |
| March | 6.3 | #8 | 54°F | 35°F | 9 | 6.2 | Steady all year |
| April | 7.0 | #6 | 61°F | 41°F | 7 | 7.5 | Steady all year |
| May | 7.4 | #5 | 69°F | 48°F | 9 | 8.4 | Steady all year |
| June | 7.6 | #1 | 77°F | 55°F | 9 | 8.9 | Steady all year |
| July | 7.6 | #3 | 79°F | 58°F | 11 | 8.7 | Steady all year |
| August | 7.6 | #4 | 80°F | 57°F | 8 | 8.7 | Steady all year |
| September | 7.6 | #2 | 71°F | 51°F | 7 | 8.9 | Steady all year |
| October | 6.6 | #7 | 61°F | 44°F | 11 | 6.9 | Steady all year |
| November | 5.7 | #9 | 50°F | 37°F | 12 | 5.1 | Steady all year |
| December | 5.2 | #11 | 45°F | 34°F | 15 | 4.2 | Steady all year |
Near here
Nearby places in August
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Central HesseGermany · about 40 miles
Balanced Overall 6.7 · Very good weather, 77°F (25°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Würzburg & Lower FranconiaGermany · about 50 miles
Balanced Overall 6.6 · Very good weather, 78°F (26°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Freiburg & the southern Black ForestGermany · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 6.4 · Very good weather, 79°F (26°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Swabia & the AllgäuBavaria · Germany · about 150 miles
Balanced Overall 6.3 · Very good weather, 76°F (25°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
GelderlandNetherlands · about 190 miles
Balanced Overall 6.3 · Very good weather, 75°F (24°C) · Peak season · Cost expensive
Elsewhere in Europe
Better August weather than Frankfurt & southern Hesse
Frankfurt & southern Hesse's weather ranks 23 of 41 city regions this month. These city regions outside Germany have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Frankfurt & southern Hesse.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 88% of the busiest and about average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Darmstadt region, suburbs included. That means about 59,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 70% of them from Germany itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 4,300 more: 7 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 78 |
| How our weather was checked | 15 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.3°C), night lows within 1°F (0.3°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 15 |
| Busiest month here | June · 17 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.4% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 29th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 70% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 7 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 1.5% |
| National hotel-price season | Germany historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (+1% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 4.0 million |
| Statistical region | DE71 · Darmstadt |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.