Madona weather in August

In August, Madona sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Madona's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:50 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Madona is city and capital of Madona Municipality, Latvia.

Density
658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1926

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Madona reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132212
142212
152212
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172112
182112
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202112
212112
222111
232111
242011
252011
262011
272011
282011
291911
301910
311910

How August really feels in Madona

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.

Madona weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4310.89.77.20.0
Feb-2° / -7°399.88.49.10.0
Mar / -4°399.76.111.40.1
Apr11° / 418.91.813.92.7
May17° / 6311.10.116.15.2
Jun20° / 11°8012.3017.45.8
Jul22° / 13°6712.6016.96.3
Aug21° / 12°7311.9014.96.2
Sep16° / 549.8012.54.9
Oct / 6312.11101.8
Nov / -0°5211.24.27.80.0
Dec-1° / -4°4411.18.76.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44555
54654
64654
74654
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134258
144357
154258
164258
174159
184159
194159
203961
213961
223961
233862
243763
253664
263664
273565
283565
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Madona gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1840
1940
2040
2139
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3138

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14136213
24136203
34236192
44336182
54436172
64636162
74736152
84836142
94936132
105135122
115235112
125235112
135434102
14553492
15563392
16573382
17583282
18593272
19613162
20613162
21633052
22633052
23652942
24662842
25692731
26702631
27712531
28732421
29742321
30752221
31772120

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

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
110calm
210calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:20 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:208:22
216.04:228:20
315.94:248:18
415.84:268:16
515.84:288:14
615.74:308:12
715.64:328:09
815.64:348:07
915.54:368:05
1015.44:388:03
1115.34:408:00
1215.34:427:58
1315.24:447:55
1415.14:467:53
1515.04:487:50
1615.04:507:48
1714.94:537:46
1814.84:557:43
1914.74:577:40
2014.74:597:38
2114.65:017:35
2214.55:037:33
2314.45:057:30
2414.35:077:27
2514.35:097:25
2614.25:117:22
2714.15:137:19
2814.05:167:17
2913.95:187:14
3013.95:207:11
3113.85:227:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Madona?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Madona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Madona in August

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

In August, Madona sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Madona in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Madona peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Madona?

Madona sits at 56.9°N, 26.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Jēkabpils, 45 km away.

JēkabpilsCēsisRēzekneSiguldaValmieraOgreValgaDaugavpils

Topography around Madona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Madona is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
296 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Jēkabpils 45 km · Cēsis 76 km · Rēzekne 78 km · Sigulda 89 km · Valmiera 90 km · Ogre 98 km · Valga 103 km · Daugavpils 110 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

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 Madona (56.8533°, 26.217°, elevation 0 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).