Hradec Králové weather in August

In August, Hradec Králové sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hradec Králové's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hradec Králové's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:52 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Hradec Králové is statutory city in Hradec Králové District, Hradec Králové Region, Czechia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
857/km²
people per km²
Founded
1225

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hradec Králové reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Hradec Králové

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hradec Králové weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4911.15.58.30.0
Feb / -2°388.54.79.70.0
Mar / 4910.82.911.51.4
Apr14° / 3790.613.54.1
May19° / 5911.1015.25.9
Jun22° / 12°6611.4016.16.3
Jul24° / 14°7411.7015.76.7
Aug24° / 14°659.8014.36.9
Sep19° / 10°598.9012.46.1
Oct13° / 479.40.210.53.5
Nov / 469.52.38.80.8
Dec / -1°5010.34.67.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85644
95644
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125644
135644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hradec Králové gets around 65 mm of rain over 9.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
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534
634
734
834
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14238191
24238191
34337201
44337200
54436200
64436200
74536190
84635190
94735180
104735170
114835170
124935160
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165135140
175235130
185235130
195235130
205434120
215434120
225633110
235633110
245732110
255931100
266030100
27622990
28642880
29652780
30672670
31682570

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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68calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:307:36
215.14:317:34
315.04:327:33
415.04:347:31
514.94:357:30
614.94:377:28
714.84:387:26
814.74:407:24
914.74:417:23
1014.64:437:21
1114.64:447:19
1214.54:467:17
1314.54:477:15
1414.44:497:14
1514.44:507:12
1614.34:527:10
1714.24:537:08
1814.24:557:06
1914.14:567:04
2014.14:587:02
2114.05:007:00
2213.95:016:58
2313.95:036:56
2413.85:046:53
2513.85:066:51
2613.75:076:49
2713.65:096:47
2813.65:106:45
2913.55:126:43
3013.55:136:41
3113.45:156:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
104.9Bright
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204.5Bright
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224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hradec Králové?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hradec Králové for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hradec Králové in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Hradec Králové sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hradec Králové in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hradec Králové peaks around June 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hradec Králové in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hradec Králové is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hradec Králové's WHO annual average of 14.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2218 µg/m³Dec 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hradec Králové?

Hradec Králové sits at 50.2°N, 15.8°E, 250 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Pardubice, 19 km away.

ChrudimNáchodTrutnovJičínÚstí nad OrlicíKolín

Topography around Hradec Králové

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hradec Králové.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hradec Králové has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m.

The land around Hradec Králové is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,431 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Pardubice 19 km · Dvůr Králové nad Labem 25 km · Chrudim 29 km · Náchod 33 km · Trutnov 40 km · Jičín 43 km · Ústí nad Orlicí 48 km · Kolín 49 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hradec Králové (50.2092°, 15.8328°, elevation 250 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).