Modřany weather in August

In August, Modřany sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 28% 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 Modřany's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Modřany's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:58 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Modřany is neighborhood of Prague 12.

Density
4,365/km²
people per km²
Founded
1178

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 Modřany 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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102514
112514
122514
132514
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212414
222413
232413
242313
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282313
292213
302212
312212

How August really feels in Modřany

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.

Modřany weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-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°379.65.18.40.0
Feb / -2°318.23.89.70.0
Mar / 4310.82.911.51.5
Apr14° / 389.50.613.54.1
May19° / 6812.8015.15.6
Jun22° / 12°7912.3016.16.2
Jul24° / 14°8012.8015.76.5
Aug24° / 14°7310.8014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°568.9012.46.1
Oct13° / 449.50.210.53.6
Nov / 408.91.68.80.9
Dec / -1°419.54.17.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45545
55545
65446
75446
85446
95347
105347
115347
125248
135248
145149
155149
165050
175050
185050
195050
204951
214951
224852
234852
244852
254753
264654
274654
284555
294654
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Modřany gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2134
2234
2334
2433
2533
2633
2733
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1473717
2473616
3473616
4483616
5493616
6503515
7503515
8513514
9533413
10533413
11543412
12553312
13553312
14563311
15563311
16573211
17573211
18563212
19573112
20573112
21583012
22583012
23592912
24602812
25612811
26622711
27642610
28652510
2967249
3068248
3169238

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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3110calm

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 4:36 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:367:41
215.04:377:39
315.04:397:38
414.94:407:36
514.94:427:35
614.84:437:33
714.84:457:31
814.74:467:30
914.74:487:28
1014.64:497:26
1114.64:517:24
1214.54:527:22
1314.54:547:21
1414.44:557:19
1514.34:577:17
1614.34:587:15
1714.25:007:13
1814.25:017:11
1914.15:037:09
2014.05:047:07
2114.05:067:05
2213.95:077:03
2313.95:097:01
2413.85:106:59
2513.75:126:57
2613.75:136:55
2713.65:156:52
2813.65:166:50
2913.55:186:48
3013.45:196:46
3113.45:216:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
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 Modřany?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Modřany for sightseeing.

What to pack for Modřany in August

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

In August, Modřany sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Modřany 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 Modřany peaks around June 21 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Modřany 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 Modřany is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1022 µg/m³Dec 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Modřany?

Modřany sits at 50.0°N, 14.4°E, 231 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Braník, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Modřany

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Modřany has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 829 m.

The land around Modřany is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
829 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Braník 3.0 km · Hlubočepy 4.0 km · Krč 4.0 km · Michle 6.0 km · Nusle 6.0 km · Smíchov 7.0 km · Košíře 7.0 km · Vršovice 7.0 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 Modřany (50.0112°, 14.4096°, elevation 231 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).