Weather in Essen on 17 August 2026
Preliminary outlook for 17 August 2026
A preliminary estimate based on the 2020–2025 archive: daytime around +22°C and nighttime around +17°C, average precipitation 0.5 mm, wind around 3 m/s, humidity around 70%.
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.
+16°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Overcast
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Nighttime: +13°C
Precipitation: 0 mm
Wind: 2 — 3 m/s
Humidity: 72%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +19°C | Sun hours | 2 h |
| UV index | 5 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 55% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 767 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 10 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +16°C | Dew point (avg.) | +11°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +16°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +16°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 5 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 179° ↖ (NNW) |
Sunrise
06:21
Duration
14 h 29 min
Sunset
20:50
Moonrise
23:43
Moonset
16:42
Moon phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
37%
+21°C
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Partly Cloudy
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Nighttime: +18°C
Precipitation: 2.1 mm
Wind: 2 — 3 m/s
Humidity: 76%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +26°C | Sun hours | 6 h |
| UV index | 5 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 81% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 761 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 8 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +22°C | Dew point (avg.) | +17°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +22°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +21°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 4 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 208° ← (WNW) |
Sunrise
06:21
Duration
14 h 28 min
Sunset
20:49
Moonrise
20:17
Moonset
02:31
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
86%
+20°C
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Nighttime: +18°C
Precipitation: 0.1 mm
Wind: 4 — 4 m/s
Humidity: 69%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +24°C | Sun hours | 10 h |
| UV index | 5 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 64% |
| 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.) | +15°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +22°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +21°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 7 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 48° ↗ (NE) |
Sunrise
06:20
Duration
14 h 31 min
Sunset
20:51
Moonrise
07:24
Moonset
21:41
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
1%
+20°C
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Overcast
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Nighttime: +19°C
Precipitation: 0 mm
Wind: 2 — 3 m/s
Humidity: 63%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +22°C | Sun hours | 4 h |
| UV index | 6 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 74% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 758 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 8 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +23°C | Dew point (avg.) | +15°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +23°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +21°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 5 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 256° ↖ (NW) |
Sunrise
06:21
Duration
14 h 29 min
Sunset
20:50
Moonrise
23:06
Moonset
13:03
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
61%
+15°C
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Nighttime: +12°C
Precipitation: 0.5 mm
Wind: 4 — 5 m/s
Humidity: 72%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +18°C | Sun hours | 1 h |
| UV index | 3 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 90% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 763 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 9 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +14°C | Dew point (avg.) | +11°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +15°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +14°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 12 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 270° ← (W) |
Sunrise
06:21
Duration
14 h 29 min
Sunset
20:50
Moonrise
16:57
Moonset
00:08
Moon phase
First Quarter
Illumination
61%
+21°C
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Nighttime: +20°C
Precipitation: 0.1 mm
Wind: 2 — 3 m/s
Humidity: 68%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +24°C | Sun hours | 9 h |
| UV index | 6 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 54% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 757 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 10 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +21°C | Dew point (avg.) | +17°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +21°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +21°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 4 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 213° ↙ (WSW) |
Sunrise
06:21
Duration
14 h 29 min
Sunset
20:50
Moonrise
03:49
Moonset
20:28
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
1%
Weather in Essen on 17 August in previous years
| Year | Day | Nighttime | Average | Sun | UV | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
+19°C
|
+13°C
|
+16°C | 2 h | 5 | 72% | 2 — 3 m/s |
| 2024 |
+26°C
|
+18°C
|
+21°C | 6 h | 5 | 76% | 2 — 3 m/s |
| 2023 |
+24°C
|
+18°C
|
+20°C | 10 h | 5 | 69% | 4 — 4 m/s |
| 2022 |
+22°C
|
+19°C
|
+20°C | 4 h | 6 | 63% | 2 — 3 m/s |
| 2021 |
+18°C
|
+12°C
|
+15°C | 1 h | 3 | 72% | 4 — 5 m/s |
| 2020 |
+24°C
|
+20°C
|
+21°C | 9 h | 6 | 68% | 2 — 3 m/s |