Västra Götaland County · Sweden
Gothenburg in August
In August, Gothenburg averages a daytime high of 21 °C and a night-time low of 13 °C, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Gothenburg's most comfortable months, June and July.
- Average high
- 21 °C
- Average low
- 13 °C
- Rain in the month
- 93 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 15 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 70
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Gothenburg
August is the 2nd warmest month in Gothenburg by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 2 °C to 22 °C and the lows from -2 °C to 13 °C. By day, August is 1 °C cooler than July, and September is 4 °C cooler than August.
August brings 93 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 68 mm (820 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 15 h 10 min, against 6 h 30 min at the shortest and 18 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 °C | -2 °C | 69 mm | |
| February | 3 °C | -2 °C | 51 mm | |
| March | 6 °C | -1 °C | 45 mm | |
| April | 11 °C | 3 °C | 43 mm | |
| May | 16 °C | 7 °C | 52 mm | |
| June | 19 °C | 11 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| July | 22 °C | 13 °C | 69 mm | Yes |
| August | 21 °C | 13 °C | 93 mm | |
| September | 17 °C | 10 °C | 76 mm | |
| October | 12 °C | 6 °C | 96 mm | |
| November | 7 °C | 3 °C | 76 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -1 °C | 77 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 Gothenburg?
Not by the measure used here: about 93 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Gothenburg are June and July; the nearest are July, before, and June, 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 Gothenburg that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Gothenburg
This guide lists 70 places to stay in Gothenburg: 13 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 57 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 27; 1–3 km, 24; 3–10 km, 15; 10 km or more, 4.
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.