Bolesławiec weather in August

In August, Bolesławiec sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 69 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°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 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bolesławiec's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bolesławiec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:50 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Bolesławiec is historic town situated on the Bóbr River in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33.3 µg/m³ · 2017
Density
1,784/km²
people per km²
Founded
1201

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 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bolesławiec reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°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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How August really feels in Bolesławiec

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.

Bolesławiec weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5712.46.48.20.0
Feb / -2°4610.75.99.60.0
Mar / 5912.74.511.51.2
Apr14° / 419.5113.53.9
May18° / 6211.90.115.35.6
Jun22° / 12°6812.6016.36.0
Jul24° / 14°8713.1015.96.4
Aug23° / 13°6910.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°6010.3012.45.8
Oct13° / 5210.40.310.43.5
Nov / 4910.42.48.70.9
Dec / -1°51125.27.70.0

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
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65149
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274258
284159
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bolesławiec gets around 69 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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434
534
634
734
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934
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1234
1334
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3139

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14038201
24138201
34138201
44137201
54237201
64337201
74436191
84536191
94536180
104636180
114735170
124835170
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175135140
185135140
195235130
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225335120
235534110
245534110
255733100
265832100
27603190
28623080
29632980
30652870
31672760

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:277:41
215.24:287:39
315.14:307:37
415.14:317:36
515.04:337:34
615.04:347:32
714.94:367:31
814.94:387:29
914.84:397:27
1014.74:417:25
1114.74:427:23
1214.64:447:21
1314.64:457:19
1414.54:477:17
1514.44:497:15
1614.44:507:13
1714.34:527:11
1814.34:537:09
1914.24:557:07
2014.14:577:05
2114.14:587:03
2214.05:007:01
2314.05:016:59
2413.95:036:57
2513.85:056:54
2613.85:066:52
2713.75:086:50
2813.65:106:48
2913.65:116:46
3013.55:136:43
3113.45:146:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
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244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bolesławiec?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bolesławiec for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bolesławiec in August

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

In August, Bolesławiec 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 Bolesławiec 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 Bolesławiec peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bolesławiec 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 Bolesławiec is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Dec 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bolesławiec?

Bolesławiec sits at 51.3°N, 15.6°E, 197 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Lubań, 25 km away.

ZgorzelecLegnicaJelenia GóraGörlitzŻagańPolkowice

Topography around Bolesławiec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolesławiec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m.

The land around Bolesławiec is covered by trees (38%), cropland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
1,572 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lubań 25 km · Złotoryja 29 km · Zgorzelec 41 km · Legnica 42 km · Jelenia Góra 42 km · Görlitz 42 km · Żagań 43 km · Polkowice 44 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 Bolesławiec (51.2642°, 15.5697°, elevation 197 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).