Garmisch-Partenkirchen in August
okbusy · worth considering · the warmest month of the year
The year in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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- JanJGarmisch-Partenkirchen in January: avoid
- FebFGarmisch-Partenkirchen in February: ok
- MarMGarmisch-Partenkirchen in March: ok
- AprAGarmisch-Partenkirchen in April: sweet spot
- MayMGarmisch-Partenkirchen in May: avoid
- JunJGarmisch-Partenkirchen in June: sweet spot
- JulJGarmisch-Partenkirchen in July: avoid
- AugAGarmisch-Partenkirchen in August: ok, busy
- SepSGarmisch-Partenkirchen in September: sweet spot
- OctOGarmisch-Partenkirchen in October: sweet spot
- NovNGarmisch-Partenkirchen in November: ok
- DecDGarmisch-Partenkirchen in December: avoid
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- Busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | 23°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 14°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 25°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 14 · 221 mm |
| Humidity | 82% |
| Sunshine | 10.2 h/day |
| Daylight | 14.2 h/day |
| Hiking | 8 of 31 days dry and 10–27 °C |
| Crowds | 65 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. 14 rainy days, as the weather station at Garmisch-Partenkirchen (3 km away) counts them: its August average over 10 years, 2017–2026 (WMO 10963). A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain.
Weather read at the centre: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
How busy it gets
Garmisch-Partenkirchen in pictures
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Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What to pack
- Rain gear you will actually use: about 14 rainy days and 221 mm.
- Sun protection: about 10 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 82%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution. US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Germany: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
On arrival in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.
August elsewhere
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The other months at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- January avoid
- February ok
- March ok
- April sweet spot
- May avoid
- June sweet spot
- July avoid
- August
- September sweet spot
- October sweet spot
- November ok
- December avoid
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