Białystok weather in August

In August, Białystok sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 68 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Białystok's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Białystok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:15 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Białystok is city and capital of Podlaskie Voivodeship in eastern Poland.

Density
2,899/km²
people per km²
Founded
1691

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 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Białystok 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 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22514
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52514
62414
72414
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92413
102413
112413
122413
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272111
282111
292111
302111
312111

How August really feels in Białystok

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.

Białystok weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°4010.47.37.90.0
Feb / -5°389.46.59.50.0
Mar / -2°4110.44.111.50.4
Apr13° / 469.91.213.63.4
May18° / 67120.115.55.6
Jun22° / 11°7112.6016.66.0
Jul24° / 13°8413.2016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6810.5014.56.7
Sep18° / 589.6012.45.5
Oct11° / 489.90.610.32.7
Nov / 419.73.18.40.3
Dec / -3°4510.16.17.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94654
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164753
174852
184852
194852
204753
214753
224753
234753
244654
254654
264456
274357
284357
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Białystok gets around 68 mm of rain over 10.5 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
736
836
936
1035
1135
1235
1335
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2533
2634
2734
2834
2935
3035
3135

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14132243
24132243
34232233
44331223
54531223
64631213
74730203
84830193
94930183
105030173
115130163
125230153
135329153
145529142
155629132
165629132
175729122
185829112
195928112
206028102
216128101
22622891
23632881
24642781
25652771
26672661
27682660
28702550
29722440
30732340
31742330

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:49 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.53:497:18
215.43:517:16
315.43:527:14
415.33:547:12
515.23:567:10
615.23:577:09
715.13:597:07
815.14:017:05
915.04:037:03
1014.94:047:01
1114.94:066:59
1214.84:086:57
1314.84:096:55
1414.74:116:53
1514.64:136:50
1614.64:156:48
1714.54:166:46
1814.44:186:44
1914.44:206:42
2014.34:226:39
2114.24:236:37
2214.24:256:35
2314.14:276:33
2414.04:296:30
2514.04:306:28
2613.94:326:26
2713.84:346:23
2813.84:366:21
2913.74:376:19
3013.64:396:16
3113.54:416:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Białystok?

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
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Białystok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Białystok in August

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

In August, Białystok sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Białystok 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 Białystok peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Białystok?

Białystok sits at 53.1°N, 23.2°E, 135 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Łapy, 25 km away.

Bielsk PodlaskiHajnówkaZambrówŁomżaGrajewoGrodno

Topography around Białystok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Białystok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Białystok is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (36%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
August weather nearby: Łapy 25 km · Sokółka 38 km · Bielsk Podlaski 41 km · Hajnówka 52 km · Zambrów 64 km · Łomża 74 km · Grajewo 74 km · Grodno 75 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Białystok (53.1333°, 23.1643°, elevation 135 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).