Skarżysko-Kamienna weather in August

In August, Skarżysko-Kamienna sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 69 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14.4 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 28% 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 Skarżysko-Kamienna's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skarżysko-Kamienna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:29 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Skarżysko-Kamienna is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
770/km²
people per km²
Founded
1923

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 Skarżysko-Kamienna reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 Skarżysko-Kamienna

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.

Skarżysko-Kamienna 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°4210.87.78.20.0
Feb / -4°399.96.99.60.0
Mar / -1°4710.94.111.50.7
Apr13° / 54111.613.53.6
May18° / 7913.4015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°8213.2016.25.9
Jul24° / 14°9714.3015.96.2
Aug23° / 13°6910.9014.46.7
Sep18° / 6710.9012.45.6
Oct12° / 509.50.610.43.3
Nov / 429.82.88.70.7
Dec / -3°4110.35.77.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Skarżysko-Kamienna gets around 69 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
442
541
640
740
839
938
1037
1136
1235
1334
1433
1533
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2131
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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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13434293
23434293
33534283
43534282
53635272
63735262
73835252
83935242
94035232
104235212
114335202
124535192
134634182
144834172
154933162
165132152
175232142
185331142
195431132
205630122
215729122
225829112
236028111
246227101
256227101
26642691
27642691
28662581
29672571
30692461
31702460

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 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 4:06 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:067:19
215.24:087:17
315.14:097:16
415.14:117:14
515.04:127:12
614.94:147:11
714.94:157:09
814.84:177:07
914.84:187:05
1014.74:207:03
1114.74:217:02
1214.64:237:00
1314.64:256:58
1414.54:266:56
1514.44:286:54
1614.44:296:52
1714.34:316:50
1814.34:336:48
1914.24:346:46
2014.14:366:44
2114.14:376:42
2214.04:396:39
2313.94:416:37
2413.94:426:35
2513.84:446:33
2613.84:456:31
2713.74:476:29
2813.64:496:26
2913.64:506:24
3013.54:526:22
3113.44:536:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Skarżysko-Kamienna?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Skarżysko-Kamienna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Skarżysko-Kamienna in August

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

In August, Skarżysko-Kamienna sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Skarżysko-Kamienna 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 Skarżysko-Kamienna peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 22UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Skarżysko-Kamienna 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 Skarżysko-Kamienna 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 Skarżysko-Kamienna's WHO annual average of 18.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Skarżysko-Kamienna?

Skarżysko-Kamienna sits at 51.1°N, 20.9°E, 238 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Starachowice, 16 km away.

Ostrowiec ŚwiętokrzyskiOpocznoPionkiStaszów

Topography around Skarżysko-Kamienna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skarżysko-Kamienna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m.

The land around Skarżysko-Kamienna is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
521 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Starachowice 16 km · Kielce 32 km · Końskie 34 km · Radom 37 km · Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 41 km · Opoczno 51 km · Pionki 57 km · Staszów 65 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 Skarżysko-Kamienna (51.1131°, 20.8716°, elevation 238 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).