Szolnok weather in August

In August, Szolnok sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 49% 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 Szolnok's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szolnok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:42 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Szolnok is county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary.

Founded
1075

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 Szolnok 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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
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212816
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252716
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272715
282715
292715
302615
312615

How August really feels in Szolnok

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.

Szolnok weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-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°347.73.18.70.0
Feb / -2°367.72.9100.4
Mar11° / 3681.311.63.0
Apr18° / 469.20.113.35.7
May23° / 12°6311.8014.86.5
Jun26° / 15°7111015.66.5
Jul28° / 17°7110.3015.36.0
Aug28° / 17°548.50146.3
Sep23° / 12°557.9012.47.1
Oct17° / 528010.65.6
Nov10° / 478.219.12.2
Dec / -1°448.52.58.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46931
57030
67030
76931
86931
96931
106931
116931
126931
136931
146931
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196931
206931
216832
226832
236832
246634
256634
266634
276535
286436
296436
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Szolnok gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
434
533
632
731
831
930
1029
1128
1228
1327
1427
1526
1626
1725
1825
1925
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2625
2725
2825
2925
3026
3126

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
120303514
221313513
321313513
422313512
523313412
624313311
725323310
82632329
92733318
102834308
112934297
123035286
133136276
143137265
153238254
163238254
173339244
183339243
193440243
203540232
213540232
223739222
233839221
243938211
254137201
264337191
274536181
284735171
294935161
305034151
315333140

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
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 4:22 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:227:09
214.74:237:07
314.74:257:06
414.64:267:04
514.64:277:03
614.64:287:01
714.54:307:00
814.54:316:58
914.44:326:57
1014.44:346:55
1114.34:356:54
1214.34:366:52
1314.24:386:50
1414.24:396:49
1514.14:406:47
1614.14:426:45
1714.04:436:43
1814.04:446:42
1913.94:466:40
2013.84:476:38
2113.84:486:36
2213.74:506:34
2313.74:516:32
2413.64:526:30
2513.64:546:28
2613.54:556:27
2713.54:566:25
2813.44:586:23
2913.44:596:21
3013.35:006:19
3113.25:026:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Szolnok?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Szolnok in August

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

In August, Szolnok 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 Szolnok 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 Szolnok 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 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szolnok?

Szolnok sits at 47.2°N, 20.2°E, 76 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Abony, 15 km away.

CeglédNagykőrösMezőtúrJászberénySzarvasKecskemét

Topography around Szolnok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szolnok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Szolnok is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Abony 15 km · Törökszentmiklós 17 km · Cegléd 30 km · Nagykőrös 36 km · Mezőtúr 39 km · Jászberény 41 km · Szarvas 44 km · Kecskemét 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 Szolnok (47.1807°, 20.1984°, elevation 76 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).