Weather in Essen in August

General weather information about Essen

Average annual temperature is 11.1 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 32.7 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -5.8 °C

Number of sunny days: 102 days

Number of rainy days: 258 days

Number of snow days: 5 days

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* Weather data for Essen Germany is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Essen air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)16.613.116.522.225.428.532.729.429.623.414.011.2
Average daytime temperature (°C)6.77.49.112.417.524.022.522.422.915.48.86.7
Average temperature (°C)4.84.25.88.012.818.818.418.017.812.56.54.9
Average night temperature (°C)2.61.22.73.27.613.014.413.812.89.73.82.9
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-3.4-5.0-5.4-3.62.56.911.110.28.22.6-3.8-5.8

Essen monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)8.010.012.014.016.016.016.015.013.011.09.07.0
Daylight mean duration (h)8.29.911.914.015.816.816.314.712.710.68.77.7
Daylight minimum duration (h)7.09.010.012.014.016.015.013.011.09.08.07.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)2.44.14.99.310.812.911.010.29.74.72.91.0
Precipitation (mm)10259955744641209335133115160
Sunny days71251114142720433
Rainy days241625191716292410272625
Snow days001000000013

Best time to visit Essen:

The best time to visit Essen during the most sunny months:

  • April — 9.3(h)
  • May — 10.8(h)
  • June — 12.9(h)
  • July — 11.0(h)
  • August — 10.2(h)
  • September — 9.7(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Essen:

  • May — 15.8(h)
  • June — 16.8(h)
  • July — 16.3(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Essen is at

  • July — 120(mm)
  • October — 133(mm)
  • November — 115(mm)
  • December — 160(mm)