Rimavská Sobota weather in August

In August, Rimavská Sobota sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.2 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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Rimavská Sobota's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rimavská Sobota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:40 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Rimavská Sobota is town in Slovakia.

Density
276/km²
people per km²
Founded
1268

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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Rimavská Sobota reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°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)
12614
22614
32614
42614
52614
62614
72613
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112613
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302311
312311

How August really feels in Rimavská Sobota

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.

Rimavská Sobota 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 / -6°378.168.60.0
Feb / -4°408.75.89.90.0
Mar / -1°428.22.411.61.8
Apr15° / 529.40.313.44.6
May20° / 7012.10156.0
Jun23° / 11°7512.3015.86.5
Jul25° / 13°7912.1015.56.5
Aug25° / 13°6210.2014.16.9
Sep20° / 568.6012.46.3
Oct14° / 569.30.210.63.9
Nov / 559.72.291.0
Dec / -4°449.34.98.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46238
56238
66238
76238
86337
96337
106337
116337
126436
136436
146436
156436
166436
176436
186436
196436
206337
216337
226337
236238
246238
256139
266139
275941
285941
295842
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rimavská Sobota gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
340
439
538
637
736
835
934
1033
1132
1232
1331
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
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2632
2732
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3032
3132

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12835352
22835352
32935342
42935342
53035332
63136312
73236302
83336292
93437272
103538252
113638242
123739222
133840212
143940191
154041181
164141171
174241161
184241151
194341151
204441141
214540131
224740131
234839131
244938121
255137111
265336110
275535100
28573490
29593290
30613180
31633070

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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306calm
316calm

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 4:19 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:197:13
214.94:207:12
314.84:227:10
414.84:237:09
514.74:247:07
614.74:267:06
714.64:277:04
814.64:287:02
914.54:307:01
1014.54:316:59
1114.44:326:57
1214.44:346:56
1314.34:356:54
1414.34:376:52
1514.24:386:50
1614.14:406:49
1714.14:416:47
1814.04:426:45
1914.04:446:43
2013.94:456:41
2113.94:476:39
2213.84:486:37
2313.84:496:35
2413.74:516:33
2513.64:526:31
2613.64:546:29
2713.54:556:27
2813.54:576:25
2913.44:586:23
3013.44:596:21
3113.35:016:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rimavská Sobota?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rimavská Sobota in August

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

In August, Rimavská Sobota sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rimavská Sobota 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 Rimavská Sobota peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rimavská Sobota?

Rimavská Sobota sits at 48.4°N, 20.0°E, 208 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Lučenec, 27 km away.

LučenecÓzdSalgótarjánKazincbarcikaRožňavaBreznoDiósgyőrEger

Topography around Rimavská Sobota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rimavská Sobota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,980 m.

The land around Rimavská Sobota is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (36%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
1,980 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Lučenec 27 km · Ózd 28 km · Salgótarján 36 km · Kazincbarcika 48 km · Rožňava 49 km · Brezno 55 km · Diósgyőr 58 km · Eger 59 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 Rimavská Sobota (48.3828°, 20.0224°, elevation 208 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).