Polkowice weather in August

In August, Polkowice sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 66 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 26% 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 Polkowice's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polkowice's year-round climate.

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

Polkowice is city of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
908/km²
people per km²
Founded
1250

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 Polkowice 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 Polkowice

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.

Polkowice weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°46115.28.10.0
Feb / -2°369.14.49.60.0
Mar / 5011.93.411.51.3
Apr14° / 378.80.613.54.2
May19° / 6111.5015.35.8
Jun22° / 12°6712.3016.36.2
Jul24° / 14°9012.7015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°6610.7014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°559.9012.46.0
Oct13° / 479.30.210.43.7
Nov / 419.51.78.61.0
Dec / -1°4210.647.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
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45347
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65248
75248
85248
95149
105050
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284258
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Polkowice gets around 66 mm of rain over 10.7 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 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3137

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14036222
24036222
34036212
44136212
54236212
64236202
74335202
84435191
94535181
104635181
114635171
124735161
134835161
144935151
154935151
165035141
175134141
185134141
195234131
205234131
215234131
225433121
235433121
245532121
255632111
265831101
275930101
28603091
29632980
30642880
31662770

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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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 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:247:40
215.24:257:38
315.24:277:36
415.14:287:35
515.04:307:33
615.04:327:31
714.94:337:29
814.94:357:28
914.84:367:26
1014.84:387:24
1114.74:397:22
1214.64:417:20
1314.64:437:18
1414.54:447:16
1514.54:467:14
1614.44:487:12
1714.34:497:10
1814.34:517:08
1914.24:527:06
2014.24:547:04
2114.14:567:02
2214.04:577:00
2314.04:596:57
2413.95:016:55
2513.85:026:53
2613.85:046:51
2713.75:056:49
2813.75:076:46
2913.65:096:44
3013.55:106:42
3113.55:126:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
54.9Bright
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94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Polkowice?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Polkowice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polkowice in August

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Polkowice 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 Polkowice peaks around June 19 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 19UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Polkowice?

Polkowice sits at 51.5°N, 16.1°E, 179 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Lubin, 15 km away.

Nowa SólZłotoryjaBolesławiecLesznoJawor

Topography around Polkowice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polkowice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m.

The land around Polkowice is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lubin 15 km · Głogów 18 km · Legnica 33 km · Nowa Sól 41 km · Złotoryja 43 km · Bolesławiec 44 km · Leszno 51 km · Jawor 51 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 Polkowice (51.5039°, 16.0726°, elevation 179 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).