Mátészalka weather in August

In August, Mátészalka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mátészalka's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mátészalka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:31 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Mátészalka is town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Density
448/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 Mátészalka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
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102917
112917
122917
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282715
292715
302614
312614

How August really feels in Mátészalka

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.

Mátészalka weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-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°409.34.68.60.0
Feb / -2°448.84.29.90.2
Mar11° / 449.21.411.62.7
Apr18° / 529.60.313.45.6
May23° / 11°7712.4014.96.4
Jun26° / 15°8613015.76.2
Jul28° / 17°8913015.45.7
Aug28° / 16°639.4014.16.2
Sep23° / 12°628.9012.46.9
Oct17° / 618.90.110.65.3
Nov10° / 539.61.392.0
Dec / -2°539.93.78.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36436
46436
56535
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146733
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206733
216634
226733
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256634
266535
276436
286337
296238
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mátészalka gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
336
435
534
633
733
832
931
1031
1130
1230
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
120323711
221323611
322323511
423333410
523333310
62434329
72535319
82635308
92736308
102836297
112936286
123036286
133236275
143336265
153436264
163536254
173636243
183736243
193836233
203936232
214036222
224235212
234435211
244534201
254733191
264932181
275131171
285330161
295530150
305829130
316028120

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:11 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:117:02
214.84:127:01
314.84:147:00
414.74:156:58
514.74:166:57
614.64:186:55
714.64:196:54
814.54:206:52
914.54:226:50
1014.44:236:49
1114.44:246:47
1214.34:266:45
1314.34:276:44
1414.24:296:42
1514.24:306:40
1614.14:316:38
1714.14:336:37
1814.04:346:35
1914.04:356:33
2013.94:376:31
2113.84:386:29
2213.84:406:27
2313.74:416:25
2413.74:426:23
2513.64:446:21
2613.64:456:19
2713.54:476:17
2813.54:486:15
2913.44:496:13
3013.34:516:11
3113.34:526:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mátészalka?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mátészalka in August

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

In August, Mátészalka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mátészalka 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 Mátészalka peaks around July 11 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 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mátészalka?

Mátészalka sits at 48.0°N, 22.3°E, 124 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Carei, 32 km away.

CareiKisvárdaBerehoveSatu MareNyíregyházaVynohradivMukachevoHajdúnánás

Topography around Mátészalka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mátészalka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m.

The land around Mátészalka is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
992 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Carei 32 km · Kisvárda 34 km · Berehove 37 km · Satu Mare 44 km · Nyíregyháza 45 km · Vynohradiv 57 km · Mukachevo 62 km · Hajdúnánás 67 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 Mátészalka (47.9553°, 22.3235°, elevation 124 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).