Leszno weather in August

In August, Leszno sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Leszno's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leszno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:45 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Leszno is city with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,993/km²
people per km²
Founded
1393

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 Leszno reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°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
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312212

How August really feels in Leszno

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.

Leszno weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°43114.68.10.0
Feb / -2°3593.89.60.0
Mar / 4610.92.611.51.4
Apr14° / 358.20.413.64.3
May19° / 5810.7015.46.0
Jun23° / 12°6211.7016.46.3
Jul25° / 15°8811.80166.6
Aug24° / 14°6410.1014.46.8
Sep19° / 10°509.5012.46.1
Oct13° / 448.60.210.43.8
Nov / 398.81.48.61.0
Dec / -1°4110.33.57.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75149
85149
95050
105050
115050
125050
134951
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274456
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304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Leszno gets around 64 mm of rain over 10.1 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 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
433
533
633
733
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
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2033
2132
2232
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2432
2532
2632
2732
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14035232
24135232
34135222
44135222
54235212
64335212
74335202
84435192
94535182
104635182
114735172
124835161
134934151
145034151
155134141
165233141
175233141
185432131
195432131
205432131
215631121
225631121
235730121
245830111
255929111
266029101
276128101
28632791
29652681
30662680
31682570

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1212calm
1312calm
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2012calm
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2612light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 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 4:21 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:217:39
215.34:227:37
315.24:247:36
415.14:257:34
515.14:277:32
615.04:287:30
715.04:307:28
814.94:327:27
914.94:337:25
1014.84:357:23
1114.74:367:21
1214.74:387:19
1314.64:407:17
1414.64:417:15
1514.54:437:13
1614.44:457:11
1714.44:467:09
1814.34:487:07
1914.34:507:05
2014.24:517:03
2114.14:537:00
2214.14:556:58
2314.04:566:56
2413.94:586:54
2513.95:006:52
2613.85:016:49
2713.75:036:47
2813.75:046:45
2913.65:066:43
3013.55:086:40
3113.55:096:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
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
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Leszno?

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 Leszno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leszno in August

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

In August, Leszno 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 Leszno 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 Leszno peaks around June 18 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 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Leszno?

Leszno sits at 51.8°N, 16.6°E, 90 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kościan, 28 km away.

GłogówŚremPolkowiceLubinNowa Sól

Topography around Leszno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leszno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m.

The land around Leszno is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), cropland (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
227 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kościan 28 km · Gostyń 30 km · Rawicz 32 km · Głogów 39 km · Śrem 41 km · Polkowice 51 km · Lubin 55 km · Nowa Sól 59 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 Leszno (51.8403°, 16.5749°, elevation 90 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).