Miskolc weather in August

In August, Miskolc sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8.9 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 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Miskolc's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miskolc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:37 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Miskolc is city in Northeastern Hungary.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 35.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1365

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 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Miskolc 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 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82817
92817
102817
112816
122816
132816
142816
152816
162816
172816
182816
192816
202816
212715
222715
232715
242715
252715
262715
272615
282614
292614
302614
312514

How August really feels in Miskolc

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.

Miskolc 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 / -4°3073.78.60.0
Feb / -3°337.53.89.90.2
Mar11° / 367.61.611.62.7
Apr17° / 488.70.213.45.6
May22° / 11°6911.4014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°7211.5015.86.4
Jul28° / 16°8112015.46.0
Aug28° / 16°608.9014.16.5
Sep22° / 11°567.8012.47.0
Oct16° / 518.20.110.65.1
Nov / 448.81.591.7
Dec / -2°397.92.98.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 35%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36337
46436
56436
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116634
126634
136634
146634
156733
166733
176733
186733
196832
206733
216733
226733
236634
246634
256535
266436
276436
286238
296238
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Miskolc gets around 60 mm of rain over 8.9 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 29% 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
238
337
436
535
634
733
832
931
1030
1130
1229
1328
1428
1527
1627
1727
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3027
3127

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 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12532358
22532348
32632348
42732338
52833328
62933317
73033307
83134296
93234286
103335275
113435255
123536244
133636234
143737224
153837223
163937213
173938203
184038203
194138202
204137192
214237192
224337182
234536182
244635171
254835171
264934161
275133151
285332141
295531131
305631121
315830111

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

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
278calm
288calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 4:17 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:177:09
214.84:187:08
314.84:197:06
414.74:217:05
514.74:227:03
614.64:237:02
714.64:257:00
814.54:266:59
914.54:276:57
1014.44:296:55
1114.44:306:54
1214.34:326:52
1314.34:336:50
1414.24:346:48
1514.24:366:47
1614.14:376:45
1714.14:396:43
1814.04:406:41
1914.04:416:39
2013.94:436:37
2113.94:446:36
2213.84:466:34
2313.74:476:32
2413.74:486:30
2513.64:506:28
2613.64:516:26
2713.54:536:24
2813.54:546:22
2913.44:556:20
3013.34:576:18
3113.34:586:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Miskolc?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Miskolc in August

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

In August, Miskolc 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 Miskolc 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 Miskolc 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 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Miskolc?

Miskolc sits at 48.1°N, 20.8°E, 127 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Diósgyőr, 7.0 km away.

TiszaújvárosMezőkövesdEgerÓzdHajdúnánásRimavská Sobota

Topography around Miskolc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miskolc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,280 m.

The land around Miskolc is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (38%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
727 m
80 km
1,280 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Diósgyőr 7.0 km · Kazincbarcika 20 km · Tiszaújváros 30 km · Mezőkövesd 35 km · Eger 37 km · Ózd 38 km · Hajdúnánás 56 km · Rimavská Sobota 64 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 Miskolc (48.1033°, 20.7781°, elevation 127 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).