Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Germany, August 2025
In August 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in Germany cost an average of €0.077/kWh (€76.99/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.322/kWh.
That is 12% less than in July 2025 and 6% less than in August 2024.
The cheapest day was Tuesday, 5 August 2025, averaging €0.036/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 28 August 2025 at €0.116/kWh.
The lowest price came on 10 August 2025 at 13:00 (-€0.061/kWh), the highest on 14 August 2025 at 20:00 (€0.284/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 64 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 29% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2025)
- €0.088 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.082 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.085
- Weekends
- €0.060
Wholesale price · /kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
/kWh · 12:00–15:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Friday | €0.093 | €0.049 14:00 | €0.119 20:00 | – | €0.341 |
| 2 Aug Saturday | €0.067 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.109 20:00 | – | €0.310 |
| 3 Aug Sunday | €0.042 | -€0.010 14:00 | €0.098 20:00 | 7 | €0.280 |
| 4 Aug Monday | €0.063 | €0.000 15:00 | €0.103 07:00 | – | €0.305 |
| 5 Aug Tuesday | €0.036 | -€0.012 14:00 | €0.107 21:00 | 8 | €0.273 |
| 6 Aug Wednesday | €0.062 | -€0.012 13:00 | €0.170 20:00 | 7 | €0.304 |
| 7 Aug Thursday | €0.072 | -€0.002 13:00 | €0.142 20:00 | 4 | €0.315 |
| 8 Aug Friday | €0.076 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.152 21:00 | 3 | €0.321 |
| 9 Aug Saturday | €0.061 | -€0.015 14:00 | €0.128 20:00 | 7 | €0.303 |
| 10 Aug Sunday | €0.047 | -€0.061 13:00 | €0.122 21:00 | 8 | €0.286 |
| 11 Aug Monday | €0.084 | €0.000 12:00 | €0.192 20:00 | – | €0.330 |
| 12 Aug Tuesday | €0.085 | €0.003 13:00 | €0.156 20:00 | – | €0.331 |
| 13 Aug Wednesday | €0.100 | €0.028 13:00 | €0.227 20:00 | – | €0.349 |
| 14 Aug Thursday | €0.105 | €0.041 13:00 | €0.284 20:00 | – | €0.355 |
| 15 Aug Friday | €0.074 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.124 20:00 | – | €0.318 |
| 16 Aug Saturday | €0.061 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.103 20:00 | 3 | €0.302 |
| 17 Aug Sunday | €0.064 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.111 20:00 | 3 | €0.306 |
| 18 Aug Monday | €0.092 | €0.014 13:00 | €0.197 20:00 | – | €0.339 |
| 19 Aug Tuesday | €0.082 | €0.009 13:00 | €0.129 20:00 | – | €0.328 |
| 20 Aug Wednesday | €0.091 | €0.035 13:00 | €0.135 19:00 | – | €0.338 |
| 21 Aug Thursday | €0.093 | €0.056 14:00 | €0.117 07:00 | – | €0.340 |
| 22 Aug Friday | €0.074 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.113 20:00 | – | €0.318 |
| 23 Aug Saturday | €0.068 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.124 20:00 | – | €0.311 |
| 24 Aug Sunday | €0.063 | -€0.007 13:00 | €0.117 20:00 | 6 | €0.305 |
| 25 Aug Monday | €0.089 | €0.006 13:00 | €0.233 20:00 | – | €0.336 |
| 26 Aug Tuesday | €0.100 | €0.026 13:00 | €0.197 19:00 | – | €0.349 |
| 27 Aug Wednesday | €0.105 | €0.051 13:00 | €0.222 19:00 | – | €0.354 |
| 28 Aug Thursday | €0.116 | €0.087 03:00 | €0.210 19:00 | – | €0.368 |
| 29 Aug Friday | €0.094 | €0.054 13:00 | €0.148 19:00 | – | €0.342 |
| 30 Aug Saturday | €0.070 | €0.000 15:00 | €0.130 20:00 | 3 | €0.313 |
| 31 Aug Sunday | €0.058 | -€0.001 13:00 | €0.135 19:00 | 5 | €0.298 |
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