Szczecinek weather in August

In August, Szczecinek sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Szczecinek's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szczecinek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:39 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Szczecinek is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
792/km²
people per km²
Founded
1310

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Szczecinek reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22314
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42314
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62314
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How August really feels in Szczecinek

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.

Szczecinek weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5011.15.47.80.0
Feb / -3°409.85.29.40.0
Mar / -1°4910.63.711.50.5
Apr12° / 409.60.913.73.2
May17° / 6511.7015.65.1
Jun20° / 11°7212.9016.75.7
Jul22° / 13°9013.1016.36.1
Aug22° / 13°7712.6014.66.2
Sep17° / 5710.4012.55.3
Oct12° / 52110.210.32.9
Nov / 429.81.98.30.5
Dec / -1°51114.87.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24753
34753
44753
54654
64654
74654
84555
94456
104456
114456
124357
134357
144357
154258
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204357
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254159
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274159
284159
294060
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314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Szczecinek gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.6 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 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1040
1140
1240
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1540
1639
1739
1840
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2140
2241
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2441
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2642
2743
2843
2943
3044
3144

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13341233
23341233
33341233
43441223
53541223
63641213
73741203
83840192
93940182
104040182
114140172
124240162
134439152
144539142
154638142
164738132
174937131
185037121
195037121
205236111
215236111
225336101
235435101
24563491
25563491
26583381
27603280
28623170
29633070
30652960
31672850

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:13 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:137:46
215.54:147:44
315.44:167:42
415.44:187:40
515.34:197:38
615.34:217:37
715.24:237:35
815.14:257:33
915.14:267:31
1015.04:287:29
1114.94:307:27
1214.94:327:24
1314.84:337:22
1414.74:357:20
1514.74:377:18
1614.64:397:16
1714.64:417:14
1814.54:427:11
1914.44:447:09
2014.34:467:07
2114.34:487:05
2214.24:507:02
2314.14:517:00
2414.14:536:58
2514.04:556:55
2613.94:576:53
2713.94:596:50
2813.85:006:48
2913.75:026:46
3013.75:046:43
3113.65:066:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Szczecinek?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Szczecinek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Szczecinek in August

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

In August, Szczecinek sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Szczecinek in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Szczecinek peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Szczecinek 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 Szczecinek is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Szczecinek's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Szczecinek?

Szczecinek sits at 53.7°N, 16.7°E, 139 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Złotów, 44 km away.

ZłotówWałczChojniceBiałogardŚwidwinPiłaKoszalinBytów

Topography around Szczecinek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szczecinek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Szczecinek is covered by trees (31%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Złotów 44 km · Wałcz 50 km · Chojnice 56 km · Białogard 57 km · Świdwin 61 km · Piła 62 km · Koszalin 64 km · Bytów 73 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 Szczecinek (53.7079°, 16.6994°, elevation 139 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).