Vác weather in August

In August, Vác sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8.8 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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vác's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vác's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:44 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Vác is town in Hungary.

Density
570/km²
people per km²

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 Vác reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°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)
12817
22816
32816
42816
52816
62816
72816
82816
92816
102816
112816
122816
132716
142716
152716
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172715
182715
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202715
212715
222715
232615
242615
252614
262614
272614
282514
292514
302514
312513

How August really feels in Vác

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.

Vác 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 / -3°357.948.60.0
Feb / -2°347.93.79.90.2
Mar11° / 3981.711.62.6
Apr17° / 448.60.113.45.4
May21° / 11°6811.8014.96.4
Jun25° / 14°7411.1015.76.6
Jul27° / 16°7310.6015.46.5
Aug27° / 15°608.8014.16.9
Sep22° / 11°577.8012.46.9
Oct15° / 538.50.110.65.0
Nov / 508.91.59.11.6
Dec / -2°418.12.98.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46931
56931
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
166931
176931
186931
196931
206931
216832
226733
236733
246733
256634
266436
276436
286337
296139
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vác gets around 60 mm of rain over 8.8 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 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
332
431
531
630
730
829
929
1028
1128
1228
1328
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2628
2728
2828
2928
3028
3127

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11934416
22034415
32035405
42135395
52236385
62236365
72337355
82438335
92538324
102639304
112740294
122841274
132942264
143042253
153043243
163143233
173143233
183244222
193344222
203344212
213443211
223543211
233742201
243842191
254041191
264240180
274439170
284638160
294837150
305037140
315236120

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:247:15
214.84:267:13
314.74:277:12
414.74:287:10
514.74:307:09
614.64:317:07
714.64:327:06
814.54:347:04
914.54:357:03
1014.44:367:01
1114.44:386:59
1214.34:396:58
1314.34:406:56
1414.24:426:54
1514.24:436:52
1614.14:446:51
1714.14:466:49
1814.04:476:47
1913.94:496:45
2013.94:506:43
2113.84:516:41
2213.84:536:40
2313.74:546:38
2413.74:566:36
2513.64:576:34
2613.64:586:32
2713.55:006:30
2813.45:016:28
2913.45:026:26
3013.35:046:24
3113.35:056:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vác?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vác in August

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

In August, Vác sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vác 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 Vác peaks around July 12 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 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vác 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 Vác is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Oct 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vác?

Vác sits at 47.8°N, 19.1°E, 113 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Göd, 10 km away.

Topography around Vác

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vác has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,014 m.

The land around Vác is covered by trees (26%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (57%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
564 m
80 km
1,014 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Göd 10 km · Szentendre 13 km · Dunakeszi 16 km · Fót 18 km · Veresegyház 19 km · Újpest 23 km · Rákospalota 24 km · Budapest XV. kerület 24 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 Vác (47.7759°, 19.1361°, elevation 113 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).