Bavaria · Germany
Munich in August
In August, Munich averages a daytime high of 25 °C and a night-time low of 13 °C, with about 103 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Munich's most comfortable months, September.
- Average high
- 25 °C
- Average low
- 13 °C
- Rain in the month
- 103 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 14 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 70
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Munich
August is tied for the warmest month in Munich by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 3 °C to 25 °C and the lows from -4 °C to 13 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 5 °C cooler than August.
August brings 103 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 70 mm (844 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 14 h 10 min, against 8 h 20 min at the shortest and 16 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 °C | -4 °C | 49 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -3 °C | 41 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 1 °C | 56 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 4 °C | 50 mm | |
| May | 19 °C | 8 °C | 93 mm | |
| June | 23 °C | 12 °C | 111 mm | |
| July | 25 °C | 13 °C | 107 mm | |
| August | 25 °C | 13 °C | 103 mm | |
| September | 20 °C | 9 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| October | 14 °C | 5 °C | 59 mm | |
| November | 8 °C | 1 °C | 51 mm | |
| December | 3 °C | -3 °C | 52 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 Munich?
Not by the measure used here: about 103 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Munich are September; the nearest is September.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Munich that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Munich
This guide lists 70 places to stay in Munich: 29 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 41 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 15; 1–3 km, 21; 3–10 km, 29; 10 km or more, 1.
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.