Handlová weather in August

In August, Handlová sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 87 mm of rain across 12 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Handlová's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Handlová's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:44 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Handlová is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
183/km²
people per km²
Founded
1254

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Handlová reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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)
12413
22413
32413
42413
52413
62413
72413
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92413
102413
112413
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202312
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222312
232211
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282111
292111
302110
312110

How August really feels in Handlová

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.

Handlová 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 / -6°5310.288.50.0
Feb / -5°51107.59.80.0
Mar / -1°5910.94.511.60.9
Apr13° / 61111.613.43.6
May18° / 9514.20155.2
Jun21° / 11°9913.9015.95.9
Jul23° / 12°10613.5015.56.4
Aug23° / 12°8712014.26.6
Sep18° / 7810.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 6410.10.610.53.2
Nov / 5910.83.690.6
Dec / -4°5710.67.48.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46238
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146238
156238
166238
176238
186238
196238
206139
216139
226139
236040
246040
255842
265743
275743
285644
295545
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Handlová gets around 87 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
241
341
440
540
639
739
839
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13442231
23442221
33542221
43542221
53641211
63741201
73841201
83941191
94041181
104241171
114341161
124441150
134541140
144641130
154741130
164740120
174840110
184940110
195040100
205139100
215139100
22533890
23543790
24553690
25573580
26593380
27603280
28623170
29642970
30662860
31682660

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 8 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
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227calm
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267calm
277calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:23 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:237:19
214.94:247:18
314.84:267:16
414.84:277:15
514.74:287:13
614.74:307:12
714.64:317:10
814.64:327:08
914.54:347:07
1014.54:357:05
1114.44:377:03
1214.44:387:02
1314.34:397:00
1414.34:416:58
1514.24:426:56
1614.24:446:54
1714.14:456:53
1814.14:476:51
1914.04:486:49
2014.04:506:47
2113.94:516:45
2213.84:526:43
2313.84:546:41
2413.74:556:39
2513.74:576:37
2613.64:586:35
2713.65:006:33
2813.55:016:31
2913.45:036:29
3013.45:046:27
3113.35:056:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Handlová?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Handlová for sightseeing.

What to pack for Handlová in August

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

In August, Handlová sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Handlová 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 Handlová 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 22 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 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Handlová 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 Handlová is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Handlová's WHO annual average of 13.2 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1816 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Handlová?

Handlová sits at 48.7°N, 18.8°E, 424 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Prievidza, 11 km away.

Banská BystricaPartizánskeZvolenBánovce nad BebravouMartin

Topography around Handlová

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Handlová has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 545 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,101 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,898 m.

The land around Handlová is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
478 m
16 km
1,101 m
80 km
1,898 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Prievidza 11 km · Bojnice 14 km · Žiar nad Hronom 16 km · Banská Bystrica 29 km · Partizánske 30 km · Zvolen 34 km · Bánovce nad Bebravou 37 km · Martin 40 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 Handlová (48.7276°, 18.7601°, elevation 424 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).