Hortobágy weather in August

In August, Hortobágy sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 59 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hortobágy's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hortobágy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:37 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Hortobágy is Hungarian village.

Density
6/km²
people per km²

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 Hortobágy 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
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102917
112917
122917
132917
142917
152917
162917
172917
182917
192917
202817
212816
222816
232816
242816
252816
262816
272716
282716
292715
302715
312615

How August really feels in Hortobágy

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.

Hortobágy weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°368.33.78.70.0
Feb / -1°408.63.59.90.4
Mar11° / 398.11.511.63.0
Apr18° / 519.60.313.35.8
May23° / 12°6611.4014.96.6
Jun27° / 16°7311.8015.76.3
Jul29° / 17°7910.9015.45.7
Aug28° / 17°598.3014.16.2
Sep23° / 13°578.2012.47.0
Oct17° / 477.3010.65.7
Nov10° / 458.41.19.12.3
Dec / -1°468.52.48.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36337
46436
56436
66535
76535
86535
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156832
166832
176832
186733
196832
206832
216832
226832
236832
246832
256733
266733
276634
286535
296436
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hortobágy gets around 59 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
432
531
630
730
829
929
1028
1128
1227
1327
1426
1526
1626
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2726
2826
2926
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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1183036151
2183136151
3193135141
4203135141
5213134130
6223233120
7233233110
8253332100
926333190
1027343180
1128343070
1229353070
1329352960
1430362850
1531362850
1631362840
1732372740
1832372740
1933372730
2034362630
2135362630
2236352620
2338352520
2439342520
2541342420
2643332320
2745322210
2847322010
2949311910
3050311810
3152311610

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 9 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
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 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 4:17 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:177:06
214.84:187:05
314.74:207:03
414.74:217:02
514.64:227:00
614.64:236:59
714.54:256:57
814.54:266:56
914.44:276:54
1014.44:296:52
1114.34:306:51
1214.34:316:49
1314.24:336:47
1414.24:346:46
1514.14:356:44
1614.14:376:42
1714.04:386:40
1814.04:406:39
1913.94:416:37
2013.94:426:35
2113.84:446:33
2213.84:456:31
2313.74:466:29
2413.74:486:27
2513.64:496:25
2613.54:516:23
2713.54:526:21
2813.44:536:19
2913.44:556:17
3013.34:566:15
3113.34:576:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hortobágy?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hortobágy in August

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

In August, Hortobágy 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 Hortobágy 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 Hortobágy peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hortobágy?

Hortobágy sits at 47.6°N, 21.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Balmazújváros, 15 km away.

HajdúböszörményPüspökladányKarcagDebrecenHajdúnánásTiszaújváros

Topography around Hortobágy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hortobágy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m.

The land around Hortobágy is covered by grassland (74%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Balmazújváros 15 km · Hajdúszoboszló 24 km · Hajdúböszörmény 29 km · Püspökladány 30 km · Karcag 34 km · Debrecen 36 km · Hajdúnánás 36 km · Tiszaújváros 39 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 Hortobágy (47.5828°, 21.1511°, elevation 0 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).