Sanok weather in August

In August, Sanok sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 89 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Sanok's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:28 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Sanok is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,033/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sanok reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°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)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52413
62413
72413
82413
92413
102313
112313
122313
132313
142313
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192312
202312
212212
222212
232212
242212
252212
262211
272111
282111
292111
302111
312111

How August really feels in Sanok

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.

Sanok 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-1° / -5°5212.110.38.40.0
Feb / -5°5511.49.39.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.86.111.50.6
Apr13° / 6913.5213.43.3
May18° / 107160.115.15.0
Jun21° / 11°10415.50165.6
Jul23° / 13°13116.4015.65.8
Aug23° / 12°8912.7014.26.4
Sep18° / 8711.9012.45.3
Oct12° / 7011110.53.2
Nov / 5711.24.98.90.6
Dec / -4°5512.39.480.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35446
45545
55644
65644
75743
85743
95743
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225842
235743
245743
255545
265545
275446
285248
295248
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sanok gets around 89 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
248
347
447
546
645
745
844
943
1043
1142
1241
1340
1439
1539
1639
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2539
2639
2739
2840
2940
3040
3141

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12534365
22535355
32635354
42635344
52735334
62836324
72936314
83036304
93137293
103237283
113437263
123537253
133638242
143738232
153838222
164038212
174138202
184237192
194337182
204437181
214537171
224736161
234836151
245035141
255234131
265333131
275533111
285732101
29603091
30622981
31652870

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 4:06 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:067:08
215.04:087:07
314.94:097:05
414.94:117:04
514.84:127:02
614.84:137:00
714.74:156:59
814.74:166:57
914.64:186:55
1014.64:196:54
1114.54:216:52
1214.54:226:50
1314.44:246:48
1414.44:256:46
1514.34:266:44
1614.24:286:43
1714.24:296:41
1814.14:316:39
1914.14:326:37
2014.04:346:35
2114.04:356:33
2213.94:376:31
2313.84:386:29
2413.84:406:27
2513.74:416:25
2613.74:436:23
2713.64:446:20
2813.54:466:18
2913.54:476:16
3013.44:496:14
3113.44:506:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sanok?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sanok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanok in August

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

In August, Sanok sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sanok in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sanok peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sanok?

Sanok sits at 49.6°N, 22.2°E, 289 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krosno, 35 km away.

PrzemyślRzeszówJasłoŁańcutPrzeworskJarosławSnina

Topography around Sanok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Sanok is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
1,206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Krosno 35 km · Przemyśl 48 km · Rzeszów 56 km · Jasło 57 km · Łańcut 57 km · Przeworsk 60 km · Jarosław 61 km · Snina 63 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 Sanok (49.5557°, 22.2056°, elevation 289 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).