Istok weather in August

In August, Istok sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 49 mm of rain across 9.3 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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Istok's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Istok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:49 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Istok is town in Kosovo.

Density
88/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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Istok reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°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)
12715
22715
32715
42715
52715
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72715
82714
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112714
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How August really feels in Istok

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.

Istok 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 / -4°579.76.49.20.0
Feb / -3°599.66.610.30.4
Mar10° / 7611.95.111.62.2
Apr15° / 8113.51.613.14.0
May19° / 8714.50.114.45.6
Jun24° / 12°7513.5015.16.4
Jul26° / 14°7210.8014.86.8
Aug27° / 14°499.3013.77.1
Sep22° / 10°679.4012.36.8
Oct16° / 668.90.710.85.2
Nov10° / 739.72.79.62.2
Dec / -3°7810.76.38.90.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37525
47525
57525
67624
77624
87624
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317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Istok gets around 49 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
435
535
634
733
832
932
1031
1130
1230
1329
1429
1528
1628
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2428
2528
2628
2728
2829
2929
3030
3130

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1305614
2305614
3305614
4315514
5325414
6335314
7345214
8365113
9375013
10385012
11404911
12424811
13434710
1445469
1546468
1648457
1749446
1851445
1953434
2053434
2155423
2256413
2358402
2459392
2560382
2663361
2764351
2865341
2967321
3068311
3169301

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

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
25calm
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45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
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195calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:336:55
214.34:346:54
314.34:356:53
414.34:366:52
514.24:376:50
614.24:386:49
714.14:406:48
814.14:416:46
914.14:426:45
1014.04:436:44
1114.04:446:42
1213.94:456:41
1313.94:466:39
1413.84:476:38
1513.84:486:36
1613.84:496:35
1713.74:506:33
1813.74:526:32
1913.64:536:30
2013.64:546:29
2113.54:556:27
2213.54:566:25
2313.44:576:24
2413.44:586:22
2513.44:596:20
2613.35:006:19
2713.35:026:17
2813.25:036:15
2913.25:046:14
3013.15:056:12
3113.15:066:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Istok?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Istok in August

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

In August, Istok sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Istok in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Istok peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Istok?

Istok sits at 42.8°N, 20.5°E, 465 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Pejë, 21 km away.

PejëDeçanZvečanMitrovicëLlazicëGlogovacVushtrriNovi Pazar

Topography around Istok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Istok has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,764 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,450 m.

The land around Istok is covered by trees (40%), cropland (28%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (31%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
997 m
16 km
1,764 m
80 km
2,450 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Pejë 21 km · Deçan 31 km · Zvečan 32 km · Mitrovicë 33 km · Llazicë 34 km · Glogovac 37 km · Vushtrri 39 km · Novi Pazar 40 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 Istok (42.7808°, 20.4875°, elevation 465 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).