Germany / Essen / 2 August

Weather in Essen on 2 August 2026

Preliminary outlook for 2 August 2026

A preliminary estimate based on the 2020–2025 archive: daytime around +23°C and nighttime around +15°C, average precipitation 0.2 mm, wind around 3 m/s, humidity around 74%.

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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+15°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Light rain shower
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Nighttime: +13°C Precipitation: 0.5 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 87%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +19°C Sun hours 6 h
UV index 4 Cloud cover (avg.) 80%
Pressure (avg.) 760 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 8 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +14°C Dew point (avg.) +13°C
Heat index (avg.) +15°C Wind chill (avg.) +14°C
Wind gusts (max.) 7 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 267° ← (WNW)
Sunrise
05:58
Duration
15 h 20 min
Sunset
21:18
Moonrise
16:38
Moonset
Does not set today
Moon phase
First Quarter
Illumination
54%
+22°C
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Nighttime: +17°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 3 m/s Humidity: 71%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +27°C Sun hours 16 h
UV index 5 Cloud cover (avg.) 42%
Pressure (avg.) 758 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +21°C Dew point (avg.) +15°C
Heat index (avg.) +21°C Wind chill (avg.) +21°C
Wind gusts (max.) 5 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 47° ↗ (NE)
Sunrise
05:58
Duration
15 h 19 min
Sunset
21:17
Moonrise
02:43
Moonset
20:52
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
8%
+16°C
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Nighttime: +14°C Precipitation: 0.4 mm Wind: 5 — 6 m/s Humidity: 89%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +20°C Sun hours 3 h
UV index 5 Cloud cover (avg.) 79%
Pressure (avg.) 748 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 8 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +17°C Dew point (avg.) +14°C
Heat index (avg.) +17°C Wind chill (avg.) +17°C
Wind gusts (max.) 13 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 203° ↓ (S)
Sunrise
05:57
Duration
15 h 22 min
Sunset
21:19
Moonrise
22:10
Moonset
05:50
Moon phase
Full Moon
Illumination
100%
+23°C
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Partly Cloudy
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Nighttime: +15°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 57%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +30°C Sun hours 16 h
UV index 5 Cloud cover (avg.) 49%
Pressure (avg.) 762 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +22°C Dew point (avg.) +14°C
Heat index (avg.) +22°C Wind chill (avg.) +22°C
Wind gusts (max.) 9 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 200° ↙ (WSW)
Sunrise
05:57
Duration
15 h 21 min
Sunset
21:18
Moonrise
11:01
Moonset
23:21
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
30%
+17°C
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Cloudy
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Nighttime: +14°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 2 — 3 m/s Humidity: 78%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +20°C Sun hours 10 h
UV index 4 Cloud cover (avg.) 72%
Pressure (avg.) 760 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 8 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +17°C Dew point (avg.) +12°C
Heat index (avg.) +17°C Wind chill (avg.) +17°C
Wind gusts (max.) 5 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 274° ← (W)
Sunrise
05:58
Duration
15 h 20 min
Sunset
21:18
Moonrise
00:55
Moonset
17:05
Moon phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
33%
+20°C
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Overcast
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Nighttime: +18°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 5 m/s Humidity: 64%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +22°C Sun hours 10 h
UV index 4 Cloud cover (avg.) 66%
Pressure (avg.) 761 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +21°C Dew point (avg.) +14°C
Heat index (avg.) +22°C Wind chill (avg.) +21°C
Wind gusts (max.) 9 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 287° ← (WNW)
Sunrise
05:58
Duration
15 h 19 min
Sunset
21:17
Moonrise
21:01
Moonset
03:54
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
90%

Weather in Essen on 2 August in previous years

Year Day Nighttime Average Sun UV Humidity Wind
2025 +19°C +13°C +15°C 6 h 4 87% 3 — 4 m/s
2024 +27°C +17°C +22°C 16 h 5 71% 3 — 3 m/s
2023 +20°C +14°C +16°C 3 h 5 89% 5 — 6 m/s
2022 +30°C +15°C +23°C 16 h 5 57% 3 — 4 m/s
2021 +20°C +14°C +17°C 10 h 4 78% 2 — 3 m/s
2020 +22°C +18°C +20°C 10 h 4 64% 4 — 5 m/s