Novi Sad weather in August

In August, Novi Sad sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 52 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Novi Sad's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novi Sad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:47 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Novi Sad is city in Serbia, capital of Vojvodina.

Air quality
Good
PM10 30 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,028/km²
people per km²
Founded
1694

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 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Novi Sad reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 35°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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23018
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43018
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73018
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103017
113017
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133017
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312715

How August really feels in Novi Sad

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.

Novi Sad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°428.73.68.90.0
Feb / -1°428.73.310.10.8
Mar12° / 469.41.611.63.4
Apr18° / 5710.20.213.25.7
May23° / 12°6711.6014.66.6
Jun27° / 16°7811.6015.46.4
Jul29° / 17°639.8015.15.8
Aug29° / 17°528.4013.96.1
Sep24° / 13°548.3012.37.1
Oct18° / 517.8010.76.0
Nov11° / 518.11.39.32.8
Dec / -1°519.72.98.60.2

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37228
47228
57327
67327
77426
87426
97525
107525
117624
127624
137624
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257327
267228
277129
287030
296931
306931
316733

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Novi Sad gets around 52 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
432
531
630
729
829
928
1027
1126
1226
1325
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2325
2425
2525
2626
2726
2826
2927
3027
3127

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113294018
213294018
314284017
415284017
516284016
617293915
718293914
819293813
920303812
1021313711
1121323610
122233369
132334358
142335347
152436347
162436336
172437335
182538325
192538325
202638314
212738314
222838304
233037294
243136284
253336274
263535264
273834253
284033243
294232233
304531213
314730202

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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169calm
179calm
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269calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:297:04
214.54:307:03
314.54:317:02
414.54:337:00
514.44:346:59
614.44:356:58
714.34:366:56
814.34:376:55
914.24:396:53
1014.24:406:52
1114.24:416:50
1214.14:426:49
1314.14:436:47
1414.04:456:46
1514.04:466:44
1613.94:476:42
1713.94:486:41
1813.84:506:39
1913.84:516:37
2013.74:526:36
2113.74:536:34
2213.64:556:32
2313.64:566:30
2413.54:576:29
2513.54:586:27
2613.44:596:25
2713.45:016:23
2813.35:026:21
2913.35:036:19
3013.25:046:18
3113.25:066:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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55.8Bright
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205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Novi Sad?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Novi Sad in August

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

In August, Novi Sad sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Novi Sad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Novi Sad peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novi Sad in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Novi Sad is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1416 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novi Sad?

Novi Sad sits at 45.3°N, 19.8°E, 79 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Futog, 10 km away.

RumaInđijaBačka PalankaSremska MitrovicaVrbasStara PazovaBečej

Topography around Novi Sad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novi Sad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 625 m.

The land around Novi Sad is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
481 m
80 km
625 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Futog 10 km · Ruma 27 km · Inđija 30 km · Bačka Palanka 34 km · Sremska Mitrovica 35 km · Vrbas 39 km · Stara Pazova 39 km · Bečej 43 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 Novi Sad (45.2517°, 19.8369°, elevation 79 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).