Leskovac weather in August

In August, Leskovac sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 36 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Leskovac's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leskovac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:43 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Leskovac is city in Serbia.

Density
3,750/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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Leskovac reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°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 Leskovac

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.

Leskovac 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°479.77.39.20.0
Feb / -3°458.96.510.20.7
Mar11° / 6111.24.211.62.8
Apr17° / 6710.9113.15.1
May21° / 10°7011.8014.46.3
Jun25° / 13°599.7015.17.0
Jul28° / 15°458.1014.86.9
Aug28° / 15°366.5013.86.9
Sep23° / 11°416.9012.37.5
Oct17° / 467.10.410.85.9
Nov11° / 4682.59.52.8
Dec / -2°5710.26.78.90.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Leskovac gets around 36 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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428
527
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2017
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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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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62343321
72444311
82544301
92644290
102744280
112944270
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133244250
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153543220
163743210
173843190
184042180
194142170
204242160
214441150
224541140
234740130
244939120
255138110
265237110
275436100
28563590
29583480
30593380
31613270

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 4:27 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:276:50
214.34:286:49
314.34:296:47
414.34:306:46
514.24:316:45
614.24:326:44
714.24:336:42
814.14:346:41
914.14:356:40
1014.04:366:38
1114.04:386:37
1213.94:396:35
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1613.84:436:30
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1813.74:456:26
1913.64:466:25
2013.64:486:23
2113.54:496:22
2213.54:506:20
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2413.44:526:17
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2613.34:546:13
2713.34:556:12
2813.24:576:10
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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285.3Bright
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305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Leskovac?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Leskovac in August

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

In August, Leskovac sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Leskovac 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 Leskovac peaks around July 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Leskovac?

Leskovac sits at 43.0°N, 21.9°E, 230 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Niš, 36 km away.

NišProkupljeVranjePirotPodujevaKnjazevacGjilanSokobanja

Topography around Leskovac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leskovac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,998 m.

The land around Leskovac is covered by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,998 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Niš 36 km · Prokuplje 39 km · Vranje 50 km · Pirot 55 km · Podujeva 62 km · Knjazevac 68 km · Gjilan 71 km · Sokobanja 72 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Leskovac (42.9981°, 21.9461°, elevation 230 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).