Kriva Palanka weather in August

In August, Kriva Palanka sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 47 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 59% 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 Kriva Palanka's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kriva Palanka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:43 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Kriva Palanka is town in North Macedonia.

Density
43/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 Kriva Palanka reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 31°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 Kriva Palanka

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.

Kriva Palanka weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4285.89.30.0
Feb / -3°427.85.510.30.2
Mar / 5810.14.711.61.9
Apr14° / 7912.91.813.13.8
May19° / 79140.214.45.6
Jun23° / 12°6710.50156.9
Jul26° / 13°538.6014.87.3
Aug26° / 13°477.2013.77.5
Sep21° / 10°427012.37.2
Oct16° / 466.30.510.85.3
Nov / 488.12.39.62.1
Dec / -3°538.54.990.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
68020
78020
88119
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kriva Palanka gets around 47 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
527
627
726
825
925
1024
1124
1223
1322
1422
1521
1621
1721
1820
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2321
2421
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2722
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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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150437
250437
349447
449447
550446
650446
751436
853425
954415
1056404
1157394
1260373
1361363
1462353
1565332
1666322
1768302
1870291
1972271
2073261
2174251
2275241
2376231
2477221
2579210
2680200
2781190
2881190
2982180
3083170
3184160

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 4:27 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:276:46
214.34:286:45
314.24:296:44
414.24:306:43
514.24:316:42
614.14:326:40
714.14:336:39
814.14:346:38
914.04:366:36
1014.04:376:35
1113.94:386:34
1213.94:396:32
1313.94:406:31
1413.84:416:29
1513.84:426:28
1613.74:436:26
1713.74:446:25
1813.64:456:23
1913.64:466:22
2013.54:476:20
2113.54:486:19
2213.54:506:17
2313.44:516:16
2413.44:526:14
2513.34:536:12
2613.34:546:11
2713.24:556:09
2813.24:566:07
2913.14:576:06
3013.14:586:04
3113.04:596:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.89 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
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
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166.0Bright
175.9Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kriva Palanka?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kriva Palanka in August

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

In August, Kriva Palanka sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kriva Palanka 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 Kriva Palanka peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kriva Palanka?

Kriva Palanka sits at 42.2°N, 22.3°E, 742 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Kratovo, 19 km away.

KratovoKyustendilKochaniVinicaStaro NagoričaneDelcevoKumanovoŠtip

Topography around Kriva Palanka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kriva Palanka has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,545 m.

The land around Kriva Palanka is covered by trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
692 m
16 km
1,782 m
80 km
2,545 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Kratovo 19 km · Kyustendil 31 km · Kochani 32 km · Vinica 39 km · Staro Nagoričane 42 km · Delcevo 44 km · Kumanovo 52 km · Štip 52 km

North Macedonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,490
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 595
Religion
Orthodox 46%Islam 32%Christian 13%Other 7%

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 Kriva Palanka (42.202°, 22.3339°, elevation 742 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).