Békéscsaba weather in August

In August, Békéscsaba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Békéscsaba's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Békéscsaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:39 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Békéscsaba is city in Hungary.

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Békéscsaba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°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)
12918
22918
32918
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
132917
142917
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182917
192816
202816
212816
222816
232816
242816
252816
262716
272715
282715
292715
302615
312615

How August really feels in Békéscsaba

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.

Békéscsaba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°368.23.28.80.0
Feb / -2°408.83.2100.4
Mar11° / 428.21.211.63.0
Apr18° / 53100.213.35.6
May23° / 12°6111.2014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°7611.1015.66.5
Jul28° / 17°679.9015.36.2
Aug28° / 17°5580146.4
Sep23° / 12°598.2012.47.1
Oct17° / 508010.65.7
Nov10° / 478.10.89.22.4
Dec / -1°4892.78.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46931
57129
67129
77228
87228
97228
107327
117327
127327
137327
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
197228
207129
217129
227030
237030
246931
256931
266832
276733
286634
296634
306535
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Békéscsaba gets around 55 mm of rain over 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
330
430
529
628
728
827
927
1026
1126
1225
1325
1424
1524
1624
1724
1823
1923
2023
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2725
2825
2925
3026
3126

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
114283918
215293918
315293817
416303816
517303815
617313714
718323713
819333612
920343510
102135359
112236348
122237337
132338327
142438316
152539316
162539305
172640305
182640295
192740284
202840284
212940274
223139274
233238263
243437253
253637243
263936233
274135222
284334212
294633202
304832182
315131171

Wind in August

Winds average 8 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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:20 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:207:03
214.74:217:02
314.64:227:01
414.64:246:59
514.64:256:58
614.54:266:56
714.54:276:55
814.44:296:53
914.44:306:52
1014.34:316:50
1114.34:336:49
1214.24:346:47
1314.24:356:45
1414.14:366:44
1514.14:386:42
1614.04:396:40
1714.04:406:39
1813.94:426:37
1913.94:436:35
2013.84:446:33
2113.84:466:31
2213.74:476:30
2313.74:486:28
2413.64:506:26
2513.64:516:24
2613.54:526:22
2713.44:546:20
2813.44:556:18
2913.34:566:16
3013.34:586:14
3113.24:596:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Békéscsaba?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Békéscsaba for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Békéscsaba in August

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

In August, Békéscsaba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Békéscsaba in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Békéscsaba peaks around June 23 at about 8 (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 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Békéscsaba?

Békéscsaba sits at 46.7°N, 21.1°E, 87 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Békés, 10 km away.

GyomaendrődOrosházaSalontaSzarvasMezőtúrArad

Topography around Békéscsaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Békéscsaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m.

The land around Békéscsaba is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Békés 10 km · Gyula 14 km · Gyomaendrőd 34 km · Orosháza 36 km · Salonta 44 km · Szarvas 47 km · Mezőtúr 50 km · Arad 58 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

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 Békéscsaba (46.6833°, 21.1°, elevation 87 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).