Piekary Śląskie weather in August

In August, Piekary Śląskie sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Piekary Śląskie's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piekary Śląskie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:39 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Piekary Śląskie is City with powiat rights of Poland.

Density
1,494/km²
people per km²
Founded
1253

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Piekary Śląskie 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 18°C and 29°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 Piekary Śląskie

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.

Piekary Śląskie weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4711.37.68.30.0
Feb / -3°4310.16.89.70.0
Mar / -0°5311.6411.51.0
Apr14° / 5110.61.313.53.9
May19° / 7813.6015.25.5
Jun22° / 12°8313.5016.16.0
Jul24° / 14°10314.2015.86.3
Aug24° / 14°7411.8014.36.6
Sep19° / 10°7111.2012.45.7
Oct13° / 5510.40.410.53.6
Nov / 5010.22.78.80.9
Dec / -2°4611.35.67.90.0

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 (%)
15347
25446
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45347
55347
65248
75248
85149
95149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piekary Śląskie gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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642
741
841
941
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1239
1338
1438
1537
1637
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2135
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3139

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 (%)
13436274
23436274
33436274
43536263
53636253
63636253
73736243
83836233
93937222
104037212
114137202
124237192
134337192
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154536172
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174636162
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204935151
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225233141
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245432131
255531131
265631121
275830111
286029101
29622891
30632890
31652780

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
111calm
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3012light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:17 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:177:24
215.14:187:23
315.04:197:21
415.04:217:19
514.94:227:18
614.94:247:16
714.84:257:14
814.84:277:13
914.74:287:11
1014.74:307:09
1114.64:317:07
1214.54:337:05
1314.54:347:04
1414.44:367:02
1514.44:377:00
1614.34:396:58
1714.34:416:56
1814.24:426:54
1914.14:446:52
2014.14:456:50
2114.04:476:48
2214.04:486:46
2313.94:506:44
2413.84:516:41
2513.84:536:39
2613.74:556:37
2713.64:566:35
2813.64:586:33
2913.54:596:31
3013.55:016:29
3113.45:026:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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 Piekary Śląskie?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Piekary Śląskie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piekary Śląskie in August

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

In August, Piekary Śląskie sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piekary Śląskie 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 Piekary Śląskie 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Piekary Śląskie 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 Piekary Śląskie is worst in June — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1625 µg/m³Dec 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piekary Śląskie?

Piekary Śląskie sits at 50.4°N, 18.9°E, 290 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Radzionków, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Piekary Śląskie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piekary Śląskie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,123 m.

The land around Piekary Śląskie is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,123 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Radzionków 3.0 km · Bytom 4.0 km · Tarnowskie Góry 9.0 km · Chorzów 9.0 km · Świętochłowice 9.0 km · Siemianowice Śląskie 9.0 km · Zabrze 12 km · Czeladź 13 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 Piekary Śląskie (50.3802°, 18.9265°, elevation 290 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).