Zaječar weather in August

In August, Zaječar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.1 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 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zaječar's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaječar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:40 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Zaječar is city in Serbia.

Density
47/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 Zaječar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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 34°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)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
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212816
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292715
302614
312614

How August really feels in Zaječar

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.

Zaječar 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°529.16.79.10.0
Feb / -2°478.55.310.20.4
Mar11° / 599.53.511.62.8
Apr17° / 6010.30.413.25.2
May22° / 11°6211014.56.5
Jun26° / 15°6111015.26.7
Jul28° / 16°559.2014.96.3
Aug28° / 16°427.1013.86.6
Sep23° / 12°507.2012.37.4
Oct16° / 558.10.310.85.3
Nov / 588.92.79.51.9
Dec / -2°609.45.18.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37624
47624
57624
67723
77822
87822
97921
107921
117921
128020
138020
148020
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307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zaječar gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
427
527
626
725
825
925
1024
1124
1223
1323
1422
1522
1622
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113344211
214344211
314344211
414344111
515344110
616344010
71735399
81835398
91936388
102036377
112137367
122138346
132238336
142339326
152440315
162541305
172642284
182642274
192743264
202843253
212944243
223144242
233243232
243443222
253642201
263841191
274141181
284340171
294639151
304837140
315136130

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:23 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:236:51
214.44:246:50
314.44:256:48
414.34:266:47
514.34:286:46
614.34:296:45
714.24:306:43
814.24:316:42
914.14:326:40
1014.14:336:39
1114.14:346:38
1214.04:356:36
1314.04:376:35
1413.94:386:33
1513.94:396:32
1613.84:406:30
1713.84:416:28
1813.74:426:27
1913.74:446:25
2013.64:456:24
2113.64:466:22
2213.64:476:20
2313.54:486:18
2413.54:496:17
2513.44:516:15
2613.44:526:13
2713.34:536:12
2813.34:546:10
2913.24:556:08
3013.24:566:06
3113.14:586:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zaječar?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zaječar in August

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

In August, Zaječar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zaječar 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 Zaječar peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zaječar?

Zaječar sits at 43.9°N, 22.3°E, 130 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Bor, 23 km away.

KnjazevacNegotinSokobanjaVidinCalafatNišĆuprija

Topography around Zaječar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaječar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,116 m.

The land around Zaječar is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
2,116 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bor 23 km · Knjazevac 38 km · Negotin 42 km · Sokobanja 43 km · Vidin 50 km · Calafat 54 km · Niš 71 km · Ćuprija 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 Zaječar (43.9036°, 22.2641°, elevation 130 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).