Považská Bystrica weather in August

In August, Považská Bystrica sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 34% 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 Považská Bystrica's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Považská Bystrica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:44 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Považská Bystrica is town in Slovakia.

Density
414/km²
people per km²
Founded
1316

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 Považská Bystrica reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 29°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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292111
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How August really feels in Považská Bystrica

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.

Považská Bystrica 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 / -5°5310.98.28.50.0
Feb / -4°5010.27.79.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.24.811.61.0
Apr13° / 5610.61.613.43.7
May18° / 8513.90155.3
Jun21° / 11°9013.5015.95.9
Jul23° / 13°9914015.66.3
Aug23° / 13°7811.5014.26.7
Sep18° / 7411012.45.6
Oct12° / 60100.710.53.3
Nov / 5710.63.88.90.7
Dec / -3°5611.17.48.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95842
105842
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135842
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255644
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275446
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295347
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Považská Bystrica gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
339
439
538
638
738
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
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2136
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2738
2839
2939
3039
3140

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13442231
23442221
33543221
43543211
53643201
63743191
73844181
83944170
94044160
104144150
114245140
124245130
134345120
144445110
154545100
164645100
17464490
18474490
19484390
20494380
21504280
22514180
23524080
24543880
25553780
26583570
27603370
28613270
29643060
30662860
31682750

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
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58calm
68calm
78calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
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278calm
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318calm

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 4:23 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:237:22
214.94:247:20
314.94:267:19
414.84:277:17
514.84:287:16
614.74:307:14
714.74:317:13
814.64:337:11
914.64:347:09
1014.54:357:07
1114.54:377:06
1214.44:387:04
1314.44:407:02
1414.34:417:00
1514.34:436:59
1614.24:446:57
1714.24:466:55
1814.14:476:53
1914.04:496:51
2014.04:506:49
2113.94:516:47
2213.94:536:45
2313.84:546:43
2413.84:566:41
2513.74:576:39
2613.64:596:37
2713.65:006:35
2813.55:026:33
2913.55:036:31
3013.45:056:29
3113.35:066:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Považská Bystrica?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Považská Bystrica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Považská Bystrica in August

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

In August, Považská Bystrica sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Považská Bystrica 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 Považská Bystrica 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
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Považská Bystrica 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 Považská Bystrica is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1815 µg/m³Dec 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Považská Bystrica?

Považská Bystrica sits at 49.1°N, 18.4°E, 280 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Púchov, 7.0 km away.

ŽilinaDubnica nad VáhomMartinTrenčínVsetínBojnice

Topography around Považská Bystrica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Považská Bystrica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,781 m.

The land around Považská Bystrica is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
792 m
80 km
1,781 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Púchov 7.0 km · Rajecke Teplice 19 km · Žilina 26 km · Dubnica nad Váhom 26 km · Martin 37 km · Trenčín 37 km · Vsetín 39 km · Bojnice 39 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 Považská Bystrica (49.1215°, 18.4217°, elevation 280 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).