Nyíregyháza weather in August

In August, Nyíregyháza sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 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 Nyíregyháza's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyíregyháza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:34 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Nyíregyháza is city in Hungary.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 31.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1209

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 Nyíregyháza 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 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
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212816
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282715
292715
302715
312615

How August really feels in Nyíregyháza

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.

Nyíregyháza 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 / -3°337.94.18.60.0
Feb / -2°398.149.90.3
Mar11° / 388.51.511.62.8
Apr18° / 488.90.213.45.7
May23° / 12°7011.2014.96.6
Jun27° / 15°7311.5015.76.3
Jul29° / 17°7911.4015.45.7
Aug28° / 17°558.7014.16.1
Sep23° / 12°578.4012.47.0
Oct17° / 528.30.110.65.4
Nov / 478.71.392.0
Dec / -2°469.13.38.20.0

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36535
46535
56634
66634
76733
86733
96733
106733
116832
126832
136832
146832
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186832
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206832
216733
226733
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256634
266535
276436
286337
296238
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nyíregyháza gets around 55 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
432
532
631
730
830
929
1029
1129
1228
1328
1428
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2627
2727
2827
2927
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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
125313310
226313310
326313210
42731329
52832319
62932308
73032298
83233297
93333286
103433276
113533265
123733255
133833254
143934244
154034233
164134223
174134222
184235212
194335212
204435201
214534201
224634191
234734191
244833181
255132170
265231170
275430160
285629150
295828140
306027130
316226120

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
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89calm
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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 4:14 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:147:05
214.84:157:03
314.84:167:02
414.74:177:01
514.74:196:59
614.64:206:58
714.64:216:56
814.54:236:54
914.54:246:53
1014.44:256:51
1114.44:276:49
1214.34:286:48
1314.34:306:46
1414.24:316:44
1514.24:326:43
1614.14:346:41
1714.14:356:39
1814.04:366:37
1914.04:386:35
2013.94:396:33
2113.84:416:31
2213.84:426:30
2313.74:436:28
2413.74:456:26
2513.64:466:24
2613.64:486:22
2713.54:496:20
2813.54:506:18
2913.44:526:16
3013.34:536:14
3113.34:556:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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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
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nyíregyháza?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nyíregyháza in August

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

In August, Nyíregyháza sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyíregyháza 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 Nyíregyháza 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
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nyíregyháza?

Nyíregyháza sits at 48.0°N, 21.7°E, 111 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Hajdúnánás, 24 km away.

HajdúböszörményKisvárdaMátészalkaBalmazújvárosTiszaújvárosDebrecenSátoraljaújhely

Topography around Nyíregyháza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyíregyháza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m.

The land around Nyíregyháza is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
855 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Hajdúnánás 24 km · Hajdúböszörmény 35 km · Kisvárda 40 km · Mátészalka 45 km · Balmazújváros 47 km · Tiszaújváros 47 km · Debrecen 48 km · Sátoraljaújhely 49 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 Nyíregyháza (47.9554°, 21.7167°, elevation 111 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).