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Weather in Cologne on 12 August 2026

Preliminary outlook for 12 August 2026

A preliminary estimate based on the 2020–2025 archive: daytime around +31°C and nighttime around +19°C, average precipitation 1.3 mm, wind around 3 m/s, humidity around 58%.

This is a climate-based estimate, not a precise long-range forecast. It is replaced by hourly data when the date enters the forecast window.

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+25°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Nighttime: +16°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 41%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +34°C Sun hours 14 h
UV index 6 Cloud cover (avg.) 7%
Pressure (avg.) 763 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +24°C Dew point (avg.) +10°C
Heat index (avg.) +24°C Wind chill (avg.) +25°C
Wind gusts (max.) 6 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 127° ↘ (SE)
Sunrise
06:15
Duration
14 h 44 min
Sunset
20:59
Moonrise
22:03
Moonset
09:45
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
73%
+26°C
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Nighttime: +19°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 60%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +34°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 17%
Pressure (avg.) 760 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +26°C Dew point (avg.) +17°C
Heat index (avg.) +26°C Wind chill (avg.) +26°C
Wind gusts (max.) 7 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 136° ↘ (SE)
Sunrise
06:15
Duration
14 h 43 min
Sunset
20:58
Moonrise
15:31
Moonset
23:32
Moon phase
First Quarter
Illumination
50%
+20°C
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Moderate or heavy rain shower
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Nighttime: +18°C Precipitation: 7.7 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 90%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +23°C Sun hours 3 h
UV index 5 Cloud cover (avg.) 84%
Pressure (avg.) 764 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +21°C Dew point (avg.) +19°C
Heat index (avg.) +22°C Wind chill (avg.) +21°C
Wind gusts (max.) 8 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 216° ↙ (SW)
Sunrise
06:14
Duration
14 h 45 min
Sunset
20:59
Moonrise
01:32
Moonset
19:36
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
20%
+26°C
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Nighttime: +19°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 2 — 4 m/s Humidity: 31%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +34°C Sun hours 14 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 3%
Pressure (avg.) 764 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +25°C Dew point (avg.) +7°C
Heat index (avg.) +26°C Wind chill (avg.) +26°C
Wind gusts (max.) 8 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 101° → (E)
Sunrise
06:14
Duration
14 h 45 min
Sunset
20:59
Moonrise
21:41
Moonset
05:43
Moon phase
Full Moon
Illumination
100%
+22°C
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Partly Cloudy
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Nighttime: +16°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 1 — 1 m/s Humidity: 64%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +28°C Sun hours 14 h
UV index 6 Cloud cover (avg.) 16%
Pressure (avg.) 765 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +22°C Dew point (avg.) +15°C
Heat index (avg.) +22°C Wind chill (avg.) +21°C
Wind gusts (max.) 3 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 167° ↓ (SSW)
Sunrise
06:15
Duration
14 h 44 min
Sunset
20:59
Moonrise
10:23
Moonset
22:50
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
25%
+27°C
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Cloudy
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Nighttime: +23°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 61%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +32°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 6 Cloud cover (avg.) 43%
Pressure (avg.) 761 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +29°C Dew point (avg.) +18°C
Heat index (avg.) +29°C Wind chill (avg.) +28°C
Wind gusts (max.) 9 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 140° ↘ (SSE)
Sunrise
06:15
Duration
14 h 43 min
Sunset
20:58
Moonrise
00:23
Moonset
15:59
Moon phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
38%

Weather in Cologne on 12 August in previous years

Year Day Nighttime Average Sun UV Humidity Wind
2025 +34°C +16°C +25°C 14 h 6 41% 3 — 4 m/s
2024 +34°C +19°C +26°C 12 h 7 60% 3 — 4 m/s
2023 +23°C +18°C +20°C 3 h 5 90% 3 — 4 m/s
2022 +34°C +19°C +26°C 14 h 7 31% 2 — 4 m/s
2021 +28°C +16°C +22°C 14 h 6 64% 1 — 1 m/s
2020 +32°C +23°C +27°C 12 h 6 61% 3 — 4 m/s