Starachowice weather in August

In August, Starachowice sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11 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 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 Starachowice's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Starachowice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:29 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Starachowice is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 19.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,687/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

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 Starachowice 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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72414
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112414
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292212
302112
312111

How August really feels in Starachowice

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.

Starachowice 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°3910.178.20.0
Feb / -4°379.56.79.60.0
Mar / -1°4510.83.911.50.7
Apr13° / 5411.11.513.53.6
May18° / 7813.7015.35.4
Jun22° / 12°8113.1016.26.0
Jul24° / 14°9514015.86.3
Aug23° / 13°6911014.46.7
Sep18° / 6710.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 499.30.610.43.3
Nov / 399.42.88.70.7
Dec / -3°399.65.47.80.0

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135347
145248
155347
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235050
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254951
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274852
284753
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Starachowice gets around 69 mm of rain over 11 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
441
541
640
739
838
937
1036
1135
1234
1334
1433
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
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2433
2534
2634
2735
2835
2936
3036
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 (%)
13334304
23334294
33434293
43434293
53534283
63634273
73734263
83834253
94034243
104134232
114234222
124434202
134533192
144733182
154833172
165032162
175132152
185232142
195331142
205431132
215630122
225730121
235929111
245929111
256128101
26632791
27632791
28652681
29672670
30682660
31692560

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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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 7:18 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:067:18
215.24:077:16
315.14:097:15
415.04:107:13
515.04:127:11
614.94:137:10
714.94:157:08
814.84:167:06
914.84:187:04
1014.74:197:02
1114.74:217:01
1214.64:226:59
1314.54:246:57
1414.54:266:55
1514.44:276:53
1614.44:296:51
1714.34:306:49
1814.24:326:47
1914.24:346:45
2014.14:356:43
2114.14:376:41
2214.04:386:38
2313.94:406:36
2413.94:426:34
2513.84:436:32
2613.84:456:30
2713.74:466:28
2813.64:486:25
2913.64:506:23
3013.54:516:21
3113.44:536:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.55 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
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
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 Starachowice?

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 Starachowice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Starachowice in August

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

In August, Starachowice 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 Starachowice 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 Starachowice 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 Starachowice 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 Starachowice is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Starachowice's WHO annual average of 19.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1724 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Starachowice?

Starachowice sits at 51.0°N, 21.1°E, 210 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Skarżysko-Kamienna, 16 km away.

RadomKońskieStaszówPionkiSandomierz

Topography around Starachowice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Starachowice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 242 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m.

The land around Starachowice is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
520 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Skarżysko-Kamienna 16 km · Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 25 km · Kielce 36 km · Radom 41 km · Końskie 50 km · Staszów 53 km · Pionki 55 km · Sandomierz 62 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 Starachowice (51.0374°, 21.0713°, elevation 210 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).