Weather in Groningen in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Groningen;
Average weather
Average temperature in Groningen in August
Going from a maximum of +84°F during the day to a minimum of +50°F during the night, the temperature in August averages around +73°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +66°F.
Is Groningen warm or cold in August?
Groningen is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +70°F to +70°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +55°F to +55°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is the hottest month in Groningen, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Groningen in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +70°F | +64°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +43°F | +43°F | +37°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +99°F | +93°F | +86°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 83 mm | 74 mm | 63 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 81% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +70°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 83 mm to 74 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Groningen is gradually decreasing during August, going from 5 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Groningen?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Groningen in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+51°F) and the highest in 2022 (+60°F). The driest year was 1996 with only 436 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1200 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Groningen, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.