Gierłoż weather in August

In August, Gierłoż sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°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 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gierłoż's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gierłoż's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:18 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Gierłoż is village of Poland.

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gierłoż reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°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 Gierłoż

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.

Gierłoż 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-0° / -4°4411.27.17.70.0
Feb / -4°399.86.19.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.54.211.50.3
Apr12° / 429.51.313.73.2
May18° / 5911.60.115.75.4
Jun20° / 12°7212.1016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8412.9016.36.3
Aug22° / 14°7311.8014.66.4
Sep17° / 10°579.7012.55.4
Oct11° / 5410.60.310.22.6
Nov / 4510.22.68.30.3
Dec / -2°4510.65.77.20.0

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24951
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55050
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75050
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gierłoż gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
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738
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938
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1138
1239
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1439
1539
1639
1738
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2138
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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12838286
22837286
32937286
43037286
53137276
63237275
73337265
83437255
93537245
103637234
113738224
123837214
133937203
144037193
154237183
164337173
174437163
184537162
194737152
204837142
214936132
225136121
235136121
245335111
255435101
26553591
27573481
28593470
29613360
30613360
31633250

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 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 3:52 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.63:527:28
215.53:547:26
315.53:557:25
415.43:577:23
515.43:597:21
615.34:017:19
715.24:027:17
815.24:047:15
915.14:067:13
1015.14:087:11
1115.04:097:09
1214.94:117:07
1314.94:137:04
1414.84:157:02
1514.74:177:00
1614.74:186:58
1714.64:206:56
1814.54:226:53
1914.54:246:51
2014.44:266:49
2114.34:286:46
2214.24:296:44
2314.24:316:42
2414.14:336:39
2514.04:356:37
2614.04:376:34
2713.94:396:32
2813.84:406:30
2913.74:426:27
3013.74:446:25
3113.64:466:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gierłoż?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gierłoż for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gierłoż in August

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

In August, Gierłoż sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Gierłoż 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 Gierłoż peaks around June 20 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 20UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gierłoż?

Gierłoż sits at 54.1°N, 21.5°E, 138 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kętrzyn, 8.0 km away.

BartoszycePiszLidzbark WarmińskiEłkChernyakhovsk

Topography around Gierłoż

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gierłoż has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Gierłoż is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (32%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
317 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kętrzyn 8.0 km · Giżycko 18 km · Mrągowo 27 km · Bartoszyce 49 km · Pisz 55 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 60 km · Ełk 63 km · Chernyakhovsk 65 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 Gierłoż (54.0813°, 21.4955°, elevation 138 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).