Székesfehérvár weather in August

In August, Székesfehérvár sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 56 mm of rain across 8.4 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 46% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Székesfehérvár's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Székesfehérvár's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:49 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Székesfehérvár is city in Hungary.

Density
595/km²
people per km²
Founded
~972 CE

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 Székesfehérvár 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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22817
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42817
52817
62816
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How August really feels in Székesfehérvár

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.

Székesfehérvár 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°377.73.58.70.0
Feb / -2°368.13.5100.3
Mar11° / 418.21.411.62.6
Apr17° / 448.40.313.35.4
May21° / 11°6311014.86.4
Jun25° / 14°6610015.66.9
Jul27° / 16°669.8015.36.7
Aug27° / 16°568.40147.0
Sep22° / 11°587.8012.46.9
Oct16° / 5380.110.65.1
Nov / 539.21.59.11.7
Dec / -2°478.938.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36634
46634
56733
66733
76832
86832
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315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Székesfehérvár gets around 56 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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229
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428
528
627
727
827
927
1026
1126
1226
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1425
1525
1625
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2427
2527
2628
2728
2828
2928
3029
3129

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 38% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118353611
219353610
320353610
42134369
52234359
62335348
72435337
82536327
92637316
102738306
112739295
122840285
132940274
142941264
152942253
163043243
173043243
183044232
193144232
203244232
213343231
223442231
233541221
243740221
253939220
264138210
274337200
284536190
294735180
304934170
315233150

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:297:16
214.74:307:14
314.74:327:13
414.64:337:12
514.64:347:10
614.64:357:09
714.54:377:07
814.54:387:06
914.44:397:04
1014.44:417:02
1114.34:427:01
1214.34:436:59
1314.24:456:57
1414.24:466:56
1514.14:476:54
1614.14:496:52
1714.04:506:50
1814.04:516:49
1913.94:536:47
2013.94:546:45
2113.84:556:43
2213.74:576:41
2313.74:586:39
2413.64:596:38
2513.65:016:36
2613.55:026:34
2713.55:046:32
2813.45:056:30
2913.45:066:28
3013.35:086:26
3113.25:096:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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115.4Bright
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155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
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195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Székesfehérvár?

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

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

August is one of the better times to visit Székesfehérvár for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Székesfehérvár in August

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

In August, Székesfehérvár sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Székesfehérvár 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 Székesfehérvár peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Székesfehérvár 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 Székesfehérvár is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1616 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Székesfehérvár?

Székesfehérvár sits at 47.2°N, 18.4°E, 117 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Várpalota, 20 km away.

OroszlányVeszprémSiófokSzázhalombattaÉrdTatabányaDunaújváros

Topography around Székesfehérvár

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Székesfehérvár has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m.

The land around Székesfehérvár is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
669 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Várpalota 20 km · Oroszlány 34 km · Veszprém 39 km · Siófok 42 km · Százhalombatta 43 km · Érd 44 km · Tatabánya 45 km · Dunaújváros 47 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 Székesfehérvár (47.19°, 18.4103°, elevation 117 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).