Nowy Sącz weather in August

In August, Nowy Sącz sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 89 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Nowy Sącz's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nowy Sącz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:34 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Nowy Sącz is town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 27.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,480/km²
people per km²
Founded
1292

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nowy Sącz reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
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92312
102312
112312
122312
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282111
292110
302010
312010

How August really feels in Nowy Sącz

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.

Nowy Sącz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°4410.498.40.0
Feb / -5°46119.39.80.0
Mar / -1°5212.26.611.50.7
Apr13° / 6912.72.713.43.3
May17° / 10615.40.115.14.9
Jun21° / 11°10915.10165.5
Jul22° / 12°12816.4015.65.7
Aug22° / 12°8913.3014.26.3
Sep18° / 7811.4012.45.3
Oct12° / 6510.9110.53.2
Nov / 4910.34.58.90.7
Dec / -4°4410.78.280.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125347
135446
145446
155446
165446
175347
185347
195347
205248
215248
225248
235149
245050
254951
264951
274852
284753
294654
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nowy Sącz gets around 89 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
251
350
449
548
647
746
845
944
1043
1142
1241
1340
1440
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
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2140
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2340
2441
2541
2642
2742
2843
2943
3043
3143

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13240262
23240262
33339262
43439262
53439252
63639241
73739231
83838221
93938211
104138201
114238191
124437180
134537180
144637170
154737160
164837150
174936140
185136130
195235130
205335120
215434120
225534110
235633110
245832100
255931100
26613090
27632980
28652870
29662770
30682660
31702550

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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218calm
228calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 4:12 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:127:14
215.04:147:13
314.94:157:11
414.94:167:10
514.84:187:08
614.84:197:07
714.74:217:05
814.74:227:03
914.64:247:01
1014.64:257:00
1114.54:266:58
1214.54:286:56
1314.44:296:54
1414.44:316:53
1514.34:326:51
1614.24:346:49
1714.24:356:47
1814.14:376:45
1914.14:386:43
2014.04:406:41
2114.04:416:39
2213.94:436:37
2313.84:446:35
2413.84:466:33
2513.74:476:31
2613.74:496:29
2713.64:506:27
2813.54:526:25
2913.54:536:22
3013.44:556:20
3113.44:566:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nowy Sącz?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nowy Sącz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nowy Sącz in August

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

In August, Nowy Sącz sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nowy Sącz 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 Nowy Sącz peaks around July 10 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 highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nowy Sącz 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 Nowy Sącz is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nowy Sącz's WHO annual average of 27.3 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2034 µg/m³Dec 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nowy Sącz?

Nowy Sącz sits at 49.6°N, 20.7°E, 293 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Gorlice, 34 km away.

BrzeskoBochniaTarnówNowy TargBardejovKežmarok

Topography around Nowy Sącz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nowy Sącz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m.

The land around Nowy Sącz is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
2,398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Gorlice 34 km · Stará Ľubovňa 36 km · Brzesko 39 km · Bochnia 43 km · Tarnów 48 km · Nowy Targ 51 km · Bardejov 55 km · Kežmarok 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 Nowy Sącz (49.6218°, 20.6971°, elevation 293 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).