Kielce in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Kielce sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 233 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Kielce's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kielce's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
233 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
6.4
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Kielce in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical summer day in Kielce reaches about 23°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Kielce

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kielce weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°3910.26.98.20.0
Feb / -4°369.25.99.70.0
Mar / -1°4410.53.711.50.9
Apr14° / 5010.31.313.53.8
May19° / 7413.1015.25.6
Jun22° / 12°7712.9016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°9013.6015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°6510.4014.36.8
Sep19° / 6310.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 4990.510.43.5
Nov / 399.52.58.70.8
Dec / -3°389.35.17.80.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Kielce gets around 233 mm of rain over 37 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 12 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Kielce?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Kielce for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kielce in Summer

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

In summer, Kielce sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kielce in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Kielce peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 23UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kielce in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kielce 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 Kielce's WHO annual average of 18.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1723 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kielce?

Kielce sits at 50.9°N, 20.6°E, 267 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Skarżysko-Kamienna, 32 km away.

KońskieBusko-ZdrójStaszówOstrowiec ŚwiętokrzyskiOpoczno

Topography around Kielce

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kielce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 493 m.

The land around Kielce is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
298 m
80 km
493 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Skarżysko-Kamienna 32 km · Jędrzejów 34 km · Starachowice 36 km · Końskie 39 km · Busko-Zdrój 45 km · Staszów 51 km · Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 54 km · Opoczno 61 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 Kielce (50.8703°, 20.6275°, elevation 267 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.