Dragash weather in August

In August, Dragash sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dragash's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dragash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:50 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Dragash is town in Kosovo.

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 24°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Dragash reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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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How August really feels in Dragash

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.

Dragash weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°7710.89.49.30.0
Feb / -6°7811.19.310.30.0
Mar / -2°9313.59.311.70.9
Apr12° / 11416.63.713.12.7
May17° / 13117.80.514.34.5
Jun21° / 10°10214.60156.0
Jul24° / 12°8411.7014.77.1
Aug24° / 13°7510.8013.77.2
Sep19° / 8211.3012.36.1
Oct14° / 8410.41.110.94.3
Nov / -0°89113.89.61.5
Dec / -5°97128.690.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67822
77822
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dragash gets around 75 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
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539
639
738
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1036
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1534
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3136

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
155432
255432
355432
454433
555423
656422
757412
858402
959392
1060382
1162362
1264351
1366331
1467321
1568311
1670291
1771281
1872271
1974260
2075250
2176240
2276240
2377230
2478220
2579210
2679210
2780200
2881190
2982180
3083170
3184160

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:346:52
214.34:356:51
314.24:366:50
414.24:376:49
514.24:386:48
614.14:406:47
714.14:416:45
814.04:426:44
914.04:436:43
1014.04:446:41
1113.94:456:40
1213.94:466:39
1313.84:476:37
1413.84:486:36
1513.84:496:34
1613.74:506:33
1713.74:516:31
1813.64:526:30
1913.64:536:28
2013.54:546:27
2113.54:556:25
2213.54:576:24
2313.44:586:22
2413.44:596:20
2513.35:006:19
2613.35:016:17
2713.25:026:15
2813.25:036:14
2913.15:046:12
3013.15:056:10
3113.05:066:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dragash?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Dragash for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Dragash in August

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

In August, Dragash sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dragash in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dragash peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dragash?

Dragash sits at 42.0°N, 20.7°E, 1,062 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Kukës, 20 km away.

KukësPrizrenKamenjaneBogovinjeNegotinoTetovoBrvenicaGostivar

Topography around Dragash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dragash has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m around an average of 1,242 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,416 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,682 m.

The land around Dragash is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,016 m
16 km
2,416 m
80 km
2,682 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kukës 20 km · Prizren 22 km · Kamenjane 24 km · Bogovinje 25 km · Negotino 25 km · Tetovo 26 km · Brvenica 28 km · Gostivar 33 km

Kosovo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,899
2025
Homicide rate
1.9
per 100k, 2021
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Roman Catholic 2%Orthodox 2%other 0%

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 Dragash (42.0265°, 20.6533°, elevation 1,062 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).