Ružomberok weather in August

In August, Ružomberok sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 96 mm of rain across 12.9 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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Ružomberok's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ružomberok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:41 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Ružomberok is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
210/km²
people per km²
Founded
1233

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 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ružomberok reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°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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30199
31199

How August really feels in Ružomberok

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.

Ružomberok 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-1° / -7°5811.210.88.50.0
Feb / -6°5711.29.89.80.0
Mar / -3°6611.97.611.60.4
Apr12° / 68122.913.42.8
May16° / 9815.80.1154.4
Jun20° / 11115.7015.95.3
Jul21° / 11°11716.1015.65.7
Aug21° / 11°9612.9014.26.2
Sep16° / 8111.8012.44.9
Oct11° / 6910.81.410.52.6
Nov / -1°6211.35.58.90.3
Dec-0° / -5°601210.38.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115743
125644
135644
145644
155644
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265248
275149
285050
294951
304951
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ružomberok gets around 96 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 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
246
345
445
544
643
742
842
941
1041
1140
1240
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1539
1639
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2140
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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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1454411
2454411
3454311
4464311
5464311
6474210
7484210
849419
950419
1052408
1153398
1254397
1356386
1457376
1558375
1659365
1760364
1861354
1961354
2063343
2164333
2264333
2365323
2466313
2569292
2670282
2771272
2873252
2974242
3076222
3178211

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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 4:20 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:207:18
214.94:217:17
314.94:227:15
414.84:247:14
514.84:257:12
614.74:267:10
714.74:287:09
814.64:297:07
914.64:317:05
1014.54:327:04
1114.54:347:02
1214.44:357:00
1314.44:366:58
1414.34:386:57
1514.34:396:55
1614.24:416:53
1714.14:426:51
1814.14:446:49
1914.04:456:47
2014.04:476:45
2113.94:486:43
2213.94:506:41
2313.84:516:39
2413.74:526:37
2513.74:546:35
2613.64:556:33
2713.64:576:31
2813.54:586:29
2913.55:006:27
3013.45:016:25
3113.35:036:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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54.9Bright
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124.8Bright
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144.7Bright
154.7Bright
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174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ružomberok?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ružomberok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ružomberok in August

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

In August, Ružomberok sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ružomberok 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 Ružomberok 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 20 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 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ružomberok 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 Ružomberok is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ružomberok's WHO annual average of 18.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1923 µg/m³Dec 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ružomberok?

Ružomberok sits at 49.1°N, 19.3°E, 481 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Dolný Kubín, 15 km away.

MartinBreznoBanská BystricaŽilinaRajecke TepliceZakopane

Topography around Ružomberok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ružomberok has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m around an average of 561 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,369 m.

The land around Ružomberok is covered by trees (35%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
497 m
16 km
1,196 m
80 km
2,369 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Dolný Kubín 15 km · Liptovský Mikuláš 23 km · Martin 28 km · Brezno 38 km · Banská Bystrica 39 km · Žilina 44 km · Rajecke Teplice 46 km · Zakopane 53 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 Ružomberok (49.0748°, 19.3075°, elevation 481 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).