Opole weather in August

In August, Opole sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°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 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 Opole's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Opole's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:42 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Opole is city with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,327/km²
people per km²
Founded
1217

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 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Opole reaches about 25°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)
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62615
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How August really feels in Opole

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.

Opole 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 / -3°4310.55.48.30.0
Feb / -2°3794.89.70.0
Mar / 4911.23.111.51.3
Apr14° / 439.80.913.54.3
May19° / 6912015.25.9
Jun23° / 13°7812.1016.26.3
Jul25° / 14°9813015.86.5
Aug25° / 14°6110.4014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°6410.4012.46.0
Oct14° / 5010.10.310.43.8
Nov / 449.828.71.1
Dec / -2°43104.37.80.0

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 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65347
75248
85248
95149
105149
115248
125248
135248
145347
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Opole gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
935
1035
1135
1234
1334
1434
1533
1633
1733
1832
1932
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2132
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2432
2533
2634
2734
2835
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13635272
23635272
33635272
43635272
53735262
63735261
73835251
83936241
94036241
104036231
114136221
124236211
134336201
144436191
154436191
164536181
174636171
184636171
194735161
204835161
214935151
225134141
235134141
245234131
255433121
265433121
275632111
285831101
29593191
30613081
31622981

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
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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 4:20 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:207:29
215.14:217:28
315.14:227:26
415.04:247:24
515.04:257:23
614.94:277:21
714.84:287:19
814.84:307:17
914.74:317:16
1014.74:337:14
1114.64:357:12
1214.64:367:10
1314.54:387:08
1414.54:397:06
1514.44:417:04
1614.34:427:02
1714.34:447:01
1814.24:456:58
1914.24:476:56
2014.14:496:54
2114.04:506:52
2214.04:526:50
2313.94:536:48
2413.94:556:46
2513.84:566:44
2613.74:586:42
2713.75:006:40
2813.65:016:37
2913.55:036:35
3013.55:046:33
3113.45:066:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
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214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Opole?

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
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Opole for sightseeing.

What to pack for Opole in August

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

In August, Opole sees daytime highs around 25°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 Opole 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 Opole peaks around June 20 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Opole 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 Opole is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Opole's WHO annual average of 18 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1623 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Opole?

Opole sits at 50.7°N, 17.9°E, 173 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krapkowice, 22 km away.

KluczborkKędzierzyn-KoźlePrudnikNysaNamysłów

Topography around Opole

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Opole has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,297 m.

The land around Opole is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
1,297 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Krapkowice 22 km · Strzelce Opolskie 32 km · Brzeg 39 km · Kluczbork 39 km · Kędzierzyn-Koźle 42 km · Prudnik 46 km · Nysa 47 km · Namysłów 47 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 Opole (50.6712°, 17.926°, elevation 173 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).