Martin weather in August

In August, Martin sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 91 mm of rain across 12.4 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Martin's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Martin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:42 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Martin is city in northern Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 15 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
755/km²
people per km²
Founded
1284

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Martin 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)
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22312
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42312
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62312
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How August really feels in Martin

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.

Martin 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° / -6°5911.49.98.50.0
Feb / -6°5710.99.29.80.0
Mar / -2°6611.9711.60.6
Apr12° / 6511.82.513.43.1
May17° / 9515.20154.7
Jun20° / 10°10415.3015.95.5
Jul22° / 12°11215.7015.65.8
Aug22° / 11°9112.4014.26.3
Sep17° / 8011.6012.45.1
Oct11° / 6910.81.310.52.8
Nov / -0°6310.95.28.90.4
Dec / -5°6211.79.88.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45842
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
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275248
285149
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314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Martin gets around 91 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
245
344
443
543
642
741
841
940
1039
1139
1239
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2039
2139
2239
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2440
2540
2641
2741
2842
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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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14143161
24143151
34243151
44243141
54343141
64343131
74443120
84543110
94643110
104742100
11494290
12504280
13514180
14524170
15534070
16544060
17553960
18563950
19573850
20583750
21603640
22613540
23623440
24633340
25643240
26663040
27682930
28702730
29712630
30732430
31752320

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
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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 4:21 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:217:20
214.94:227:18
314.94:247:17
414.84:257:15
514.84:277:14
614.74:287:12
714.74:297:10
814.64:317:09
914.64:327:07
1014.54:347:05
1114.54:357:04
1214.44:367:02
1314.44:387:00
1414.34:396:58
1514.34:416:56
1614.24:426:55
1714.14:446:53
1814.14:456:51
1914.04:476:49
2014.04:486:47
2113.94:506:45
2213.94:516:43
2313.84:536:41
2413.74:546:39
2513.74:556:37
2613.64:576:35
2713.64:586:33
2813.55:006:31
2913.55:016:29
3013.45:036:26
3113.35:046:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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84.9Bright
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154.7Bright
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184.6Bright
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204.5Bright
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224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Martin?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Martin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Martin in August

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

In August, Martin sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Martin 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 Martin 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
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Martin 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 Martin is worst in June — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Martin's WHO annual average of 15 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1819 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Martin?

Martin sits at 49.1°N, 18.9°E, 400 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Rajecke Teplice, 19 km away.

RužomberokDolný KubínPovažská BystricaPrievidzaHandlováBojnice

Topography around Martin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Martin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 419 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,351 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,221 m.

The land around Martin is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
1,351 m
80 km
2,221 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rajecke Teplice 19 km · Žilina 22 km · Ružomberok 28 km · Dolný Kubín 32 km · Považská Bystrica 37 km · Prievidza 39 km · Handlová 40 km · Bojnice 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 Martin (49.0665°, 18.924°, elevation 400 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).