Krosno weather in August

In August, Krosno sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 33% 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 Krosno's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krosno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:29 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Krosno is city with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,099/km²
people per km²
Founded
1342

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 Krosno 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 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
72514
82514
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142413
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202413
212313
222313
232313
242312
252312
262212
272212
282212
292212
302212
312111

How August really feels in Krosno

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.

Krosno weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°4911.88.88.40.0
Feb / -4°4911.48.49.80.0
Mar / -0°5111.54.911.50.9
Apr14° / 6011.41.313.43.8
May19° / 9314.5015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°9013.40166.0
Jul24° / 14°10914.9015.76.2
Aug24° / 13°7511.6014.26.7
Sep19° / 7711012.45.7
Oct13° / 6210.30.410.53.5
Nov / 5210.63.78.80.8
Dec / -3°4811.27.180.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35446
45545
55545
65545
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125743
135743
145842
155842
165842
175743
185842
195842
205743
215743
225644
235743
245644
255446
265446
275347
285248
295149
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Krosno gets around 75 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
244
344
443
542
642
741
841
940
1040
1139
1238
1338
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2735
2835
2935
3036
3136

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12434366
22434366
32534356
42634346
52734346
62834335
72935325
83035314
93136304
103236284
113336273
123537263
133637243
143737232
153838222
163938212
174038202
184138192
194337182
204437182
214537171
224736161
234835151
245035151
255134141
265333131
275631121
285730121
295929111
306128101
31642790

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
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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 4:08 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:087:10
215.04:097:09
314.94:107:07
414.94:127:06
514.84:137:04
614.84:157:02
714.74:167:01
814.74:186:59
914.64:196:57
1014.64:206:56
1114.54:226:54
1214.54:236:52
1314.44:256:50
1414.44:266:48
1514.34:286:47
1614.34:296:45
1714.24:316:43
1814.14:326:41
1914.14:346:39
2014.04:356:37
2114.04:376:35
2213.94:386:33
2313.84:406:31
2413.84:416:29
2513.74:436:27
2613.74:446:25
2713.64:466:22
2813.54:476:20
2913.54:496:18
3013.44:516:16
3113.44:526:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Krosno?

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
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Krosno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Krosno in August

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

In August, Krosno 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 Krosno 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 Krosno 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
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Krosno 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 Krosno is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Krosno's WHO annual average of 20.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1927 µg/m³Dec 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Krosno?

Krosno sits at 49.7°N, 21.8°E, 278 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Jasło, 22 km away.

RopczyceRzeszówGorliceDębicaŁańcutBardejov

Topography around Krosno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krosno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,098 m.

The land around Krosno is covered by trees (28%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
1,098 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Jasło 22 km · Sanok 35 km · Ropczyce 42 km · Rzeszów 42 km · Gorlice 44 km · Dębica 48 km · Łańcut 54 km · Bardejov 57 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 Krosno (49.6887°, 21.7706°, elevation 278 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).