Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski weather in August

In August, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.2 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 25°C in the first days to 22°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 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:28 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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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How August really feels in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

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.

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 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 / -4°369.85.98.20.0
Feb / -3°349.25.59.70.0
Mar / -0°4310.13.211.51.0
Apr14° / 5010.31.213.54.0
May19° / 7212.7015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°7312.5016.26.2
Jul24° / 14°8612.9015.86.5
Aug24° / 13°6410.2014.36.9
Sep19° / 6410.1012.45.9
Oct13° / 478.80.410.43.6
Nov / 388.92.48.70.8
Dec / -2°359.24.67.80.0

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 (%)
15149
25347
35347
45446
55446
65347
75347
85347
95347
105347
115446
125446
135446
145545
155446
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245248
255050
265050
274852
284852
294753
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski gets around 64 mm of rain over 10.2 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 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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338
438
537
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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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13133315
23232305
33232305
43332305
53432295
63532285
73632275
83732274
93833264
103933254
114033243
124133223
134333213
144433203
154533193
164733183
174832182
184932172
195032162
205132152
215232142
225332141
235531131
245631121
255731111
265830111
275930101
28612991
29632980
30652870
31662860

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 4:05 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:057:16
215.14:067:15
315.14:087:13
415.04:097:11
515.04:117:10
614.94:127:08
714.94:147:06
814.84:157:04
914.84:177:03
1014.74:187:01
1114.74:206:59
1214.64:226:57
1314.54:236:55
1414.54:256:53
1514.44:266:51
1614.44:286:49
1714.34:296:47
1814.24:316:45
1914.24:336:43
2014.14:346:41
2114.14:366:39
2214.04:376:37
2313.94:396:35
2413.94:406:33
2513.84:426:31
2613.74:446:28
2713.74:456:26
2813.64:476:24
2913.64:486:22
3013.54:506:20
3113.44:526:17

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 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 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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164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski in August

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

In August, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 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 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski?

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski sits at 50.9°N, 21.4°E, 176 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Starachowice, 25 km away.

Skarżysko-KamiennaStaszówTarnobrzegKielceRadomKraśnik

Topography around Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m.

The land around Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (32%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
517 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Starachowice 25 km · Sandomierz 37 km · Skarżysko-Kamienna 41 km · Staszów 44 km · Tarnobrzeg 45 km · Kielce 54 km · Radom 55 km · Kraśnik 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 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (50.9294°, 21.3852°, elevation 176 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).