North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany
Cologne in August
In August, Cologne averages a daytime high of 24 °C and a night-time low of 14 °C, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Cologne's most comfortable months, May, June and September.
- Average high
- 24 °C
- Average low
- 14 °C
- Rain in the month
- 85 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 14 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 87
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Cologne
August is tied for the warmest month in Cologne by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 5 °C to 24 °C and the lows from 0 °C to 14 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 4 °C cooler than August.
August brings 85 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 70 mm (840 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 14 h 30 min, against 8 h at the shortest and 16 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 °C | 0 °C | 70 mm | |
| February | 7 °C | 0 °C | 61 mm | |
| March | 11 °C | 3 °C | 56 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 5 °C | 49 mm | |
| May | 19 °C | 9 °C | 66 mm | Yes |
| June | 22 °C | 12 °C | 76 mm | Yes |
| July | 24 °C | 14 °C | 90 mm | |
| August | 24 °C | 14 °C | 85 mm | |
| September | 20 °C | 11 °C | 71 mm | Yes |
| October | 15 °C | 7 °C | 63 mm | |
| November | 9 °C | 4 °C | 71 mm | |
| December | 5 °C | 1 °C | 83 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Cologne?
Not by the measure used here: about 85 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Cologne are May, June and September; the nearest are June, before, and September, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Cologne that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Cologne
This guide lists 87 places to stay in Cologne: 13 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 74 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 38; 1–3 km, 31; 3–10 km, 10; 10 km or more, 2.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.