Nagykanizsa weather in August

In August, Nagykanizsa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 72 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Nagykanizsa's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nagykanizsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:56 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Nagykanizsa is city in Zala county, Hungary.

Founded
1245

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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nagykanizsa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°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)
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292515
302515
312414

How August really feels in Nagykanizsa

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.

Nagykanizsa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°376.93.18.80.0
Feb / -1°457.53.2100.6
Mar12° / 488.61.511.63.0
Apr17° / 519.30.213.35.3
May21° / 11°7411.9014.86.3
Jun25° / 15°8011.6015.56.6
Jul27° / 17°7611015.26.5
Aug27° / 16°729.50146.8
Sep22° / 12°829.5012.46.7
Oct16° / 638.4010.75.2
Nov10° / 639.11.29.22.0
Dec / -1°558.82.98.50.0

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46337
56436
66436
76436
86436
96535
106436
116436
126436
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216436
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236337
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266139
276040
285941
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nagykanizsa gets around 72 mm of rain over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
432
531
631
731
831
931
1031
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1731
1831
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2131
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2633
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2833
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3134

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113324015
213324014
314324014
414334013
514333913
615333912
715343912
816343911
916353810
101736389
111737389
121738378
131838377
141839367
151840366
161841356
171941355
181942355
192042344
202141344
212241344
222340333
232540323
242739313
252938303
263138292
273337272
283637262
293836242
304035232
314235212

Wind in August

Winds average 9 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
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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129calm
139calm
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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 4:37 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:377:19
214.74:387:18
314.64:397:16
414.64:417:15
514.54:427:14
614.54:437:12
714.44:447:11
814.44:467:09
914.34:477:08
1014.34:487:06
1114.34:507:05
1214.24:517:03
1314.24:527:01
1414.14:537:00
1514.14:556:58
1614.04:566:56
1714.04:576:55
1813.94:596:53
1913.95:006:51
2013.85:016:49
2113.85:026:47
2213.75:046:46
2313.65:056:44
2413.65:066:42
2513.55:086:40
2613.55:096:38
2713.45:106:36
2813.45:126:34
2913.35:136:32
3013.35:146:31
3113.25:166:29

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 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 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
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nagykanizsa?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nagykanizsa in August

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

In August, Nagykanizsa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nagykanizsa 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 Nagykanizsa peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nagykanizsa 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 Nagykanizsa is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nagykanizsa?

Nagykanizsa sits at 46.5°N, 17.0°E, 152 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Koprivnica, 35 km away.

KoprivnicaKeszthelyČakovecZalaegerszegVaraždinTapolcaBjelovarKaposvár

Topography around Nagykanizsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nagykanizsa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m.

The land around Nagykanizsa is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
948 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Koprivnica 35 km · Keszthely 40 km · Čakovec 43 km · Zalaegerszeg 44 km · Varaždin 53 km · Tapolca 59 km · Bjelovar 63 km · Kaposvár 63 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 Nagykanizsa (46.4535°, 16.991°, elevation 152 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).