Nitra weather in August

In August, Nitra sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 62 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Nitra's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nitra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:47 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Nitra is city in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
859/km²
people per km²
Founded
~826 CE

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 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nitra 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 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82817
92817
102817
112817
122817
132816
142816
152816
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182816
192816
202716
212716
222716
232716
242715
252615
262615
272615
282615
292615
302514
312514

How August really feels in Nitra

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.

Nitra weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°398.13.68.60.0
Feb / -1°348.13.69.90.4
Mar11° / 408.51.611.62.7
Apr17° / 417.90.113.45.5
May22° / 11°6710.60156.6
Jun25° / 14°7110.7015.86.6
Jul28° / 16°7210.6015.56.3
Aug28° / 16°628.8014.16.5
Sep22° / 12°608.2012.46.9
Oct16° / 498.50.110.65.0
Nov / 499.11.491.8
Dec / -1°438.43.18.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46436
56436
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126535
136535
146535
156535
166535
176436
186436
196535
206436
216436
226436
236337
246337
256238
266238
276139
286040
295941
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nitra gets around 62 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
231
331
430
529
629
729
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2530
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12638315
22737315
32837315
42937305
53036304
63136294
73236284
83336274
93437264
103537253
113637233
123737223
133838223
143938213
153938203
164038202
174038202
184138192
194138192
204238192
214237192
224337191
234436181
244535181
254735181
264834171
275033161
285132161
295331151
305530141
315630131

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2011calm
2111calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 4:27 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:277:21
214.84:287:19
314.84:307:18
414.84:317:16
514.74:327:15
614.74:347:13
714.64:357:11
814.64:367:10
914.54:387:08
1014.54:397:07
1114.44:407:05
1214.44:427:03
1314.34:437:01
1414.34:457:00
1514.24:466:58
1614.14:476:56
1714.14:496:54
1814.04:506:52
1914.04:526:51
2013.94:536:49
2113.94:556:47
2213.84:566:45
2313.84:576:43
2413.74:596:41
2513.65:006:39
2613.65:026:37
2713.55:036:35
2813.55:046:33
2913.45:066:31
3013.45:076:29
3113.35:096:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nitra?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nitra in August

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

In August, Nitra sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nitra in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nitra 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
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nitra 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 Nitra is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nitra's WHO annual average of 15.1 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1618 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nitra?

Nitra sits at 48.3°N, 18.1°E, 144 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Šaľa, 23 km away.

HlohovecSereďKomárnoTopoľčanyGalantaNové ZámkyPiešťany

Topography around Nitra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nitra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,235 m.

The land around Nitra is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (30%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
1,235 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Šaľa 23 km · Hlohovec 25 km · Sereď 26 km · Komárno 27 km · Topoľčany 29 km · Galanta 29 km · Nové Zámky 36 km · Piešťany 37 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 Nitra (48.3076°, 18.0845°, elevation 144 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).