Legnica weather in August

In August, Legnica sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 59 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Legnica's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Legnica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:48 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Legnica is city with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,884/km²
people per km²
Founded
1264

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Legnica reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 30°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)
12615
22615
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42615
52615
62615
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312212

How August really feels in Legnica

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.

Legnica weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°4310.74.68.20.0
Feb / -2°348.94.29.60.0
Mar / 4911.63.111.51.4
Apr14° / 368.10.513.54.3
May19° / 5510.90.115.36.0
Jun22° / 12°6311.1016.36.4
Jul25° / 14°8312.1015.96.6
Aug24° / 14°599.9014.46.8
Sep19° / 10°559.9012.46.1
Oct14° / 459.10.210.43.9
Nov / 399.21.78.71.1
Dec / -1°3910.13.77.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75347
85248
95149
105149
115050
125149
135149
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254555
264456
274357
284357
294258
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314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Legnica gets around 59 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1532
1632
1732
1831
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2131
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2532
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2733
2833
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3034
3135

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13937231
23937231
34037231
44037221
54136221
64236211
74336211
84436201
94535191
104635181
114735181
124835171
134934161
145034161
155034151
165134141
175134141
185234131
195234131
205334121
215533111
225533111
235633101
245732101
25583291
26593191
27603181
28623071
29632971
30642961
31652861

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 12 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 4:25 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:257:38
215.24:267:37
315.14:287:35
415.14:297:33
515.04:317:32
615.04:327:30
714.94:347:28
814.84:357:26
914.84:377:24
1014.74:387:23
1114.74:407:21
1214.64:427:19
1314.64:437:17
1414.54:457:15
1514.44:467:13
1614.44:487:11
1714.34:507:09
1814.34:517:07
1914.24:537:05
2014.14:547:03
2114.14:567:01
2214.04:586:59
2314.04:596:56
2413.95:016:54
2513.85:026:52
2613.85:046:50
2713.75:066:48
2813.65:076:45
2913.65:096:43
3013.55:116:41
3113.45:126:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
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94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Legnica?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Legnica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Legnica in August

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

In August, Legnica sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Legnica 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 Legnica peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Legnica 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 Legnica is worst in June — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Legnica's WHO annual average of 17 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1720 µg/m³Dec 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Legnica?

Legnica sits at 51.2°N, 16.2°E, 121 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Jawor, 18 km away.

ŚwiebodziceBolesławiecJelenia Góra

Topography around Legnica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Legnica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,538 m.

The land around Legnica is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
1,538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Jawor 18 km · Złotoryja 19 km · Lubin 21 km · Strzegom 30 km · Polkowice 33 km · Świebodzice 40 km · Bolesławiec 42 km · Jelenia Góra 46 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 Legnica (51.2101°, 16.1619°, elevation 121 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).