Kežmarok weather in August

In August, Kežmarok sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12.9 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Kežmarok's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kežmarok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:36 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kežmarok is town in Slovakia.

Density
616/km²
people per km²
Founded
1251

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 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kežmarok reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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
22312
32312
42312
52312
62212
72212
82212
92211
102211
112211
122211
132211
142211
152211
162211
172211
182211
192211
202210
212110
222110
232110
242110
252110
262110
272010
282010
29209
30209
31199

How August really feels in Kežmarok

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.

Kežmarok 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-0° / -7°358.98.28.50.0
Feb / -6°399.78.89.80.0
Mar / -2°4611.27.511.60.5
Apr12° / 6512.23.313.42.9
May17° / 9715.20.1154.6
Jun20° / 10°10415.4015.95.4
Jul22° / 11°12216.1015.65.6
Aug22° / 11°9012.9014.26.1
Sep17° / 7010.8012.45.1
Oct12° / 599.81.510.52.9
Nov / -1°439.14.98.90.5
Dec / -5°369.188.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25149
35050
45149
55149
65149
75248
85149
95149
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185149
195149
205149
215149
225149
235050
244951
254852
264852
274753
284753
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kežmarok gets around 90 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
448
547
646
745
845
944
1043
1142
1241
1340
1440
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
2339
2439
2540
2640
2741
2841
2942
3042
3142

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1444313
2444313
3454312
4464212
5464212
6474211
7484111
8494110
950419
1051409
1152408
1253398
1354397
1455387
1555387
1657376
1758366
1858366
1959356
2060355
2161345
2262335
2364324
2465314
2566304
2667294
2770273
2871263
2972253
3075232
3176222

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 4:15 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:157:14
214.94:167:12
314.94:187:11
414.84:197:09
514.84:207:08
614.74:227:06
714.74:237:04
814.64:257:03
914.64:267:01
1014.54:276:59
1114.54:296:58
1214.44:306:56
1314.44:326:54
1414.34:336:52
1514.34:356:50
1614.24:366:49
1714.24:386:47
1814.14:396:45
1914.04:406:43
2014.04:426:41
2113.94:436:39
2213.94:456:37
2313.84:466:35
2413.84:486:33
2513.74:496:31
2613.64:516:29
2713.64:526:27
2813.54:546:25
2913.54:556:23
3013.44:576:21
3113.34:586:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kežmarok

In seasonPeak

In August, Kežmarok sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kežmarok's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kežmarok?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kežmarok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kežmarok in August

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

In August, Kežmarok sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Kežmarok 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 Kežmarok peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 10UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kežmarok?

Kežmarok sits at 49.1°N, 20.4°E, 630 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Poprad, 13 km away.

Stará ĽubovňaZakopaneNowy TargRožňavaNowy Sącz

Topography around Kežmarok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kežmarok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 660 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,499 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,418 m.

The land around Kežmarok is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
1,499 m
80 km
2,418 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Poprad 13 km · Levoča 17 km · Spišská Nová Ves 23 km · Stará Ľubovňa 26 km · Zakopane 40 km · Nowy Targ 48 km · Rožňava 53 km · Nowy Sącz 57 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 Kežmarok (49.1357°, 20.4335°, elevation 630 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).