Dolný Kubín weather in August

In August, Dolný Kubín sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 97 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dolný Kubín's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dolný Kubín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:40 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Dolný Kubín is town in Slovakia.

Density
321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1235

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Dolný Kubín reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92211
102211
112211
122211
132111
142111
152111
162111
172111
182111
192111
202111
212111
222110
232010
242010
252010
262010
272010
281910
29199
30199
31199

How August really feels in Dolný Kubín

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.

Dolný Kubín weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°6712.4128.50.0
Feb / -6°6411.810.99.80.0
Mar / -3°7313.29.211.60.3
Apr11° / 7212.63.913.42.6
May16° / 10416.40.415.14.2
Jun19° / 11216.5015.95.1
Jul21° / 11°12317.2015.65.4
Aug21° / 11°9713.7014.25.9
Sep16° / 8512.6012.44.7
Oct11° / 7511.11.910.52.5
Nov / -1°66126.98.90.3
Dec-0° / -5°6612.311.78.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105347
115347
125347
135347
145347
155248
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215149
225149
235050
245050
254951
264951
274753
284753
294654
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dolný Kubín gets around 97 mm of rain over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
448
547
647
746
845
945
1044
1143
1243
1343
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2043
2143
2243
2343
2444
2545
2645
2746
2847
2947
3047
3147

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1464311
2464311
3464311
4474310
5474310
6484210
749429
851418
951418
1053407
1154406
1255396
1357385
1458375
1559374
1660364
1761363
1862353
1962353
2063343
2165332
2266322
2366322
2467312
2569292
2670282
2771272
2872262
2974242
3076231
3178211

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:197:19
214.94:207:17
314.94:227:16
414.84:237:14
514.84:257:12
614.74:267:11
714.74:277:09
814.64:297:08
914.64:307:06
1014.54:327:04
1114.54:337:02
1214.44:357:01
1314.44:366:59
1414.34:386:57
1514.34:396:55
1614.24:406:53
1714.24:426:51
1814.14:436:50
1914.04:456:48
2014.04:466:46
2113.94:486:44
2213.94:496:42
2313.84:516:40
2413.84:526:38
2513.74:546:36
2613.64:556:34
2713.64:576:31
2813.54:586:29
2913.55:006:27
3013.45:016:25
3113.35:036:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dolný Kubín?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Dolný Kubín for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dolný Kubín in August

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

In August, Dolný Kubín sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Dolný Kubín 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 Dolný Kubín peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dolný Kubín 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 Dolný Kubín is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1915 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dolný Kubín?

Dolný Kubín sits at 49.2°N, 19.3°E, 468 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Ružomberok, 15 km away.

Liptovský MikulášMartinŽilinaČadcaRajecke TepliceZakopaneBrezno

Topography around Dolný Kubín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dolný Kubín has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m around an average of 573 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,330 m.

The land around Dolný Kubín is covered by trees (46%), grassland (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
347 m
16 km
1,175 m
80 km
2,330 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ružomberok 15 km · Liptovský Mikuláš 27 km · Martin 32 km · Žilina 41 km · Čadca 45 km · Rajecke Teplice 46 km · Zakopane 48 km · Brezno 51 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek 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 Dolný Kubín (49.2098°, 19.3034°, elevation 468 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).