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August Weather in Rüeggisberg Switzerland

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 72°F to 68°F, rarely falling below 58°F or exceeding 82°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 73°F on August 3.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 54°F to 50°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 59°F.

For reference, on August 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Rüeggisberg typically range from 54°F to 73°F, while on February 8, the coldest day of the year, they range from 24°F to 36°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Rüeggisberg

Average High and Low Temperature in August in RüeggisbergAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313135°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FJulSepAug 373°FAug 373°F54°F54°FAug 3168°FAug 3168°F50°F50°FAug 1172°FAug 1172°F53°F53°FAug 2170°FAug 2170°F52°F52°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Rüeggisberg

Average Hourly Temperature in August in RüeggisbergAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Terrace, Canada (4,985 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Rüeggisberg (view comparison).

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The month of August in Rüeggisberg experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 37% to 42%.

The clearest day of the month is August 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 63% of the time.

For reference, on May 7, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 60%, while on July 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 64%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Rüeggisberg

Cloud Cover Categories in August in RüeggisbergAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepAug 163%Aug 163%Aug 3158%Aug 3158%Aug 1160%Aug 1160%Aug 2159%Aug 2159%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Rüeggisberg, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is decreasing, starting the month at 37% and ending it at 33%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 45% on May 26, and its lowest chance is 26% on March 2.

Probability of Precipitation in August in Rüeggisberg

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Rüeggisberg is essentially constant, remaining about 3.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 5.5 inches or falling below 1.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Rüeggisberg

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of August in Rüeggisberg, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 29 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 58 seconds, and weekly decrease of 20 minutes, 49 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Rüeggisberg

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Rüeggisberg is 6:10 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 38 minutes later at 6:49 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 9:01 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 51 minutes earlier at 8:10 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Rüeggisberg during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during August, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets 15 hours, 52 minutes later, at 9:28 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:12 AM and sets 8 hours, 32 minutes later, at 4:44 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Rüeggisberg

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Rüeggisberg

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in RüeggisbergAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep00101020202030304040505060000101020203030304040505060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Rüeggisberg

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in RüeggisbergAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 612:58 AMJul 612:58 AMJul 2112:18 PMJul 2112:18 PMAug 41:14 PMAug 41:14 PMAug 198:26 PMAug 198:26 PMSep 33:56 AMSep 33:56 AMSep 184:35 AMSep 184:35 AM4:29 AM4:29 AM9:47 PM9:47 PM9:15 PM9:15 PM5:19 AM5:19 AM5:42 AM5:42 AM9:26 PM9:26 PM8:47 PM8:47 PM7:05 AM7:05 AM7:00 AM7:00 AM8:24 PM8:24 PM7:30 PM7:30 PM7:24 AM7:24 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
10%2:21 AMNE7:42 PMNW-11:02 AMS240,181 mi
2
4%3:22 AMNE8:27 PMNW-11:58 AMS242,410 mi
3
1%4:30 AMNE9:00 PMNW-12:51 PMS244,575 mi
4
0%5:42 AMENE9:26 PMWNW-1:40 PMS246,620 mi
5
1%6:54 AMENE9:45 PMWNW-2:25 PMS248,469 mi
6
4%8:03 AMENE10:02 PMWNW-3:07 PMS250,021 mi
7
9%9:10 AME10:16 PMW-3:46 PMS251,162 mi
8
15%10:15 AME10:30 PMW-4:25 PMS251,770 mi
9
23%11:20 AME10:44 PMW-5:04 PMS251,733 mi
10
32%12:25 PMESE11:00 PMWSW-5:43 PMS250,964 mi
11
41%1:32 PMESE11:17 PMWSW-6:25 PMS249,416 mi
12
50%2:42 PMESE11:40 PMWSW-7:11 PMS247,096 mi
13
61%3:53 PMSE--8:01 PMS244,081 mi
14
71%-12:09 AMSW5:04 PMSE8:57 PMS240,526 mi
15
81%-12:50 AMSW6:09 PMSE9:56 PMS236,667 mi
16
89%-1:43 AMSW7:04 PMSE10:58 PMS232,808 mi
17
92%-2:52 AMSW7:48 PMSE--
18
95%-4:13 AMSW8:21 PMESE12:00 AMS229,297 mi
19
100%-5:38 AMWSW8:47 PMESE1:00 AMS226,471 mi
20
100%-7:05 AMWSW9:09 PMESE1:55 AMS224,597 mi
21
98%-8:30 AMW9:28 PME2:48 AMS223,830 mi
22
92%-9:54 AMW9:46 PME3:38 AMS224,190 mi
23
85%-11:18 AMWNW10:05 PMENE4:27 AMS225,568 mi
24
75%-12:41 PMWNW10:28 PMENE5:17 AMS227,755 mi
25
64%-2:04 PMWNW10:55 PMNE6:09 AMS230,495 mi
26
50%-3:24 PMNW11:31 PMNE7:04 AMS233,526 mi
27
41%-4:38 PMNW-8:00 AMS236,618 mi
28
30%12:16 AMNE5:39 PMNW-8:57 AMS239,596 mi
29
21%1:14 AMNE6:27 PMNW-9:54 AMS242,345 mi
30
13%2:20 AMNE7:03 PMNW-10:47 AMS244,802 mi
31
7%3:31 AMNE7:31 PMWNW-11:37 AMS246,943 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Rüeggisberg is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Rüeggisberg

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in RüeggisbergAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 10%Aug 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%Aug 110%Aug 110%Aug 210%Aug 210%humidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Rüeggisberg is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 5.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 1, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.3 miles per hour, while on August 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.8 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during August is 4.8 miles per hour on August 9.

Average Wind Speed in August in Rüeggisberg

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Rüeggisberg throughout August is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 39% on August 1.

Wind Direction in August in Rüeggisberg

Wind Direction in August in RüeggisbergAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Rüeggisberg typically lasts for 5.9 months (181 days), from around April 22 to around October 20, rarely starting before April 5 or after May 13, and rarely ending before October 3 or after November 8.

The month of August in Rüeggisberg is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Rüeggisberg

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Rüeggisberggrowing seasongrowing seasongrowing seasonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 16100%Aug 16Jul 26100%Jul 26100%very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Rüeggisberg are increasing during August, increasing by 349°F, from 910°F to 1,259°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Rüeggisberg

Growing Degree Days in August in RüeggisbergAug1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131800°F800°F900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°F1,400°F1,400°FJulSepAug 1910°FAug 1910°FAug 311,259°FAug 311,259°FAug 111,040°FAug 111,040°FAug 211,159°FAug 211,159°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Rüeggisberg is decreasing during August, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 6.3 kWh to 5.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Rüeggisberg

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in RüeggisbergAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJulSepAug 16.3 kWhAug 16.3 kWhAug 315.2 kWhAug 315.2 kWhAug 116.0 kWhAug 116.0 kWhAug 215.6 kWhAug 215.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Rüeggisberg are 46.822 deg latitude, 7.439 deg longitude, and 3,087 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Rüeggisberg contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,463 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,826 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,482 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,966 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Rüeggisberg is covered by cropland (74%) and trees (20%), within 10 miles by cropland (47%) and trees (28%), and within 50 miles by trees (33%) and cropland (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Rüeggisberg, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Rüeggisberg.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Rüeggisberg according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Rüeggisberg is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Rüeggisberg and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Bern-Belp Airport (LSZB, 50%, 7 mi, northeast, -1,414 ft elevation change)
  • Neuchatel (LSGN, 30%, 26 mi, northwest, -1,490 ft elevation change)
  • Sion Airport (LSGS, 20%, 42 mi, south, -1,509 ft elevation change)

Sources mapLSZB, 50%7 mi, -1,414 ftLSGN, 30%26 mi, -1,490 ftLSGS, 20%42 mi, -1,509 ft© OpenStreetMap contributors

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Rüeggisberg and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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