Krasnystaw weather in August

In August, Krasnystaw sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.3 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 31% 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 Krasnystaw's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krasnystaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:20 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Krasnystaw is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
847/km²
people per km²
Founded
1394

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 Krasnystaw reaches about 24°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 19°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 Krasnystaw

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.

Krasnystaw 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°389.96.68.20.0
Feb / -4°369.56.79.70.0
Mar / -1°4410.7411.50.7
Apr14° / 489.91.113.53.8
May19° / 7213.1015.35.6
Jun22° / 12°7812.3016.26.2
Jul24° / 14°8813.5015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°6610.2014.36.9
Sep18° / 659.3012.45.9
Oct12° / 489.50.510.43.4
Nov / 3992.88.70.6
Dec / -3°389.55.97.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45545
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65446
75545
85545
95446
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115545
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314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Krasnystaw gets around 66 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
736
836
936
1035
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1234
1333
1433
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12833326
22933326
33033325
43034315
53134305
63234295
73434284
83534284
93634274
103734263
113934253
124034243
134133233
144333222
154433212
164632202
174732192
184932182
195032172
205231161
215331151
225530141
235530141
245729131
255829121
266128110
276327100
286327100
29652690
30672580
31692470

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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
110calm
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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 3:57 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.23:577:09
215.13:597:08
315.14:007:06
415.04:027:04
515.04:037:03
614.94:057:01
714.94:066:59
814.84:086:57
914.84:106:56
1014.74:116:54
1114.74:136:52
1214.64:146:50
1314.54:166:48
1414.54:176:46
1514.44:196:44
1614.44:206:42
1714.34:226:40
1814.24:246:38
1914.24:256:36
2014.14:276:34
2114.14:286:32
2214.04:306:30
2313.94:326:28
2413.94:336:26
2513.84:356:24
2613.74:366:21
2713.74:386:19
2813.64:406:17
2913.64:416:15
3013.54:436:12
3113.44:446:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
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184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Krasnystaw?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Krasnystaw for sightseeing.

What to pack for Krasnystaw in August

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

In August, Krasnystaw sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Krasnystaw 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 Krasnystaw peaks around July 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Krasnystaw?

Krasnystaw sits at 51.0°N, 23.2°E, 184 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Chełm, 27 km away.

ŁęcznaŚwidnikLublinHrubieszówBiłgorajTomaszów Lubelski

Topography around Krasnystaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krasnystaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Krasnystaw is covered by cropland (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
272 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Chełm 27 km · Zamość 30 km · Łęczna 41 km · Świdnik 42 km · Lublin 52 km · Hrubieszów 54 km · Biłgoraj 59 km · Tomaszów Lubelski 62 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 Krasnystaw (50.9846°, 23.1742°, elevation 184 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).