Nowa Sól weather in August

In August, Nowa Sól sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.6 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 25% 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 Nowa Sól's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nowa Sól's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:48 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Nowa Sól is town on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,872/km²
people per km²

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 Nowa Sól 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)
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How August really feels in Nowa Sól

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.

Nowa Sól 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°46114.58.10.0
Feb / -2°3694.19.60.0
Mar / 4811.12.811.51.4
Apr14° / 358.40.413.64.4
May19° / 5810.9015.46.0
Jun23° / 13°6311.8016.46.3
Jul25° / 15°8512.10166.5
Aug24° / 14°6410.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°519.8012.46.0
Oct14° / 449.30.210.43.8
Nov / 408.91.48.61.0
Dec / -1°4210.53.47.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
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84951
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284159
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nowa Sól gets around 64 mm of rain over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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633
734
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1134
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1334
1434
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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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14235212
24235212
34335212
44335202
54434202
64434202
74534192
84634191
94734181
104834171
114933171
125033161
135133151
145133151
155233141
165332141
175432131
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215532121
225632111
235731111
245831101
255831101
26603091
27612991
28622981
29642880
30662770
31672670

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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
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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 4:24 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:247:42
215.24:267:41
315.24:277:39
415.14:297:37
515.14:307:35
615.04:327:34
715.04:347:32
814.94:357:30
914.94:377:28
1014.84:387:26
1114.74:407:24
1214.74:427:22
1314.64:437:20
1414.64:457:18
1514.54:467:16
1614.44:487:14
1714.44:507:12
1814.34:517:10
1914.24:537:08
2014.24:557:06
2114.14:567:04
2214.14:587:02
2314.05:006:59
2413.95:016:57
2513.95:036:55
2613.85:056:53
2713.75:066:51
2813.75:086:48
2913.65:106:46
3013.55:116:44
3113.55:136:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nowa Sól?

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
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nowa Sól for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nowa Sól in August

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

In August, Nowa Sól sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nowa Sól 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 Nowa Sól 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
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nowa Sól 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 Nowa Sól is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nowa Sól's WHO annual average of 20.6 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1725 µg/m³Dec 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nowa Sól?

Nowa Sól sits at 51.8°N, 15.7°E, 66 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Zielona Góra, 21 km away.

PolkowiceŻaryŚwiebodzinLubin

Topography around Nowa Sól

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nowa Sól has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Nowa Sól is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Zielona Góra 21 km · Głogów 30 km · Sulechów 32 km · Żagań 35 km · Polkowice 41 km · Żary 44 km · Świebodzin 51 km · Lubin 56 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 Nowa Sól (51.8033°, 15.717°, elevation 66 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).