Gorlice weather in August

In August, Gorlice sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.4 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gorlice's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorlice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:32 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Gorlice is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,214/km²
people per km²
Founded
1354

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 Gorlice reaches about 24°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)
12514
22514
32514
42514
52514
62514
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
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202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252312
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272212
282212
292212
302212
312112

How August really feels in Gorlice

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.

Gorlice 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 / -5°5111.78.98.40.0
Feb / -4°5111.69.19.80.0
Mar / -0°5412.2511.51.0
Apr14° / 6612.21.813.43.8
May19° / 10214.7015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°10114.10165.9
Jul24° / 14°12115.1015.66.1
Aug24° / 13°8312.4014.26.6
Sep19° / 8111.4012.45.7
Oct13° / 66110.610.53.5
Nov / 5411.13.48.80.8
Dec / -3°5011.77.280.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55347
65446
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125446
135446
145446
155545
165545
175545
185446
195545
205545
215446
225545
235446
245347
255347
265248
275149
285149
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gorlice gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
346
446
545
645
744
843
943
1042
1141
1240
1340
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2638
2738
2839
2939
3039
3140

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12536355
22536355
32536345
42636344
52736334
62836324
72936314
83036304
93236293
103336283
113436273
123537263
133737242
143837232
153937222
164037212
174137202
184237202
194336192
204436182
214536181
224635171
234835171
244934161
255133151
265332141
275432131
285631121
295830111
306029101
316228100

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
2610calm
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2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:107:13
215.04:127:11
314.94:137:10
414.94:147:08
514.84:167:06
614.84:177:05
714.74:197:03
814.74:207:01
914.64:227:00
1014.64:236:58
1114.54:246:56
1214.54:266:54
1314.44:276:53
1414.44:296:51
1514.34:306:49
1614.34:326:47
1714.24:336:45
1814.14:356:43
1914.14:366:41
2014.04:386:39
2114.04:396:37
2213.94:416:35
2313.84:426:33
2413.84:446:31
2513.74:456:29
2613.74:476:27
2713.64:486:25
2813.54:506:23
2913.54:516:21
3013.44:536:18
3113.44:556:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gorlice?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gorlice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gorlice in August

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

In August, Gorlice sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gorlice 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 Gorlice peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gorlice?

Gorlice sits at 49.7°N, 21.2°E, 283 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Jasło, 25 km away.

BardejovTarnówKrosnoDębicaStará ĽubovňaBrzesko

Topography around Gorlice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorlice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,808 m.

The land around Gorlice is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,808 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Jasło 25 km · Nowy Sącz 34 km · Bardejov 41 km · Tarnów 42 km · Krosno 44 km · Dębica 48 km · Stará Ľubovňa 52 km · Brzesko 53 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 Gorlice (49.6556°, 21.1604°, elevation 283 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).