Tarnów weather in August

In August, Tarnów sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tarnów's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarnów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:32 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Tarnów is City with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 21.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,627/km²
people per km²
Founded
1330

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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tarnów reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°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)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72515
82515
92515
102514
112514
122514
132514
142514
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182514
192514
202414
212413
222413
232413
242413
252413
262313
272313
282313
292312
302212
312212

How August really feels in Tarnów

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.

Tarnów weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4611.17.58.40.0
Feb / -3°4410.579.70.0
Mar / 5011.14.111.51.3
Apr15° / 6011.21.313.54.2
May19° / 8914.1015.15.6
Jun23° / 13°8613016.16.2
Jul25° / 14°10414.4015.76.3
Aug25° / 14°7011.3014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°7311.1012.45.9
Oct14° / 5910.10.410.54.0
Nov / 4810.32.78.81.1
Dec / -2°4410.65.87.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45545
55545
65545
75644
85644
95644
105644
115743
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185644
195644
205644
215644
225545
235446
245446
255347
265248
275149
285050
295050
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tarnów gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
243
343
442
542
641
741
840
939
1039
1138
1237
1336
1436
1535
1635
1734
1834
1934
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2534
2634
2735
2836
2936
3037
3138

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12434375
22434375
32534365
42634355
52734345
62834335
72935325
83035314
93136294
103236284
113437273
123537253
133637243
143738233
153838222
163938212
174037202
184137202
194237192
204336192
214535191
224635181
234734181
244933171
255032171
265231161
275430151
285629141
295728141
305927131
316226120

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
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:107:15
215.04:117:13
315.04:127:11
414.94:147:10
514.94:157:08
614.84:177:07
714.84:187:05
814.74:207:03
914.74:217:01
1014.64:237:00
1114.64:246:58
1214.54:266:56
1314.54:276:54
1414.44:296:52
1514.34:306:50
1614.34:326:49
1714.24:336:47
1814.24:356:45
1914.14:366:43
2014.04:386:41
2114.04:396:39
2213.94:416:37
2313.94:426:35
2413.84:446:32
2513.74:456:30
2613.74:476:28
2713.64:496:26
2813.64:506:24
2913.54:526:22
3013.44:536:20
3113.44:556:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.58 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
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tarnów?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tarnów for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarnów in August

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

In August, Tarnów sees daytime highs around 25°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 Tarnów 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 Tarnów peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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 23UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tarnów 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 Tarnów is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tarnów's WHO annual average of 21.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2026 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tarnów?

Tarnów sits at 50.0°N, 21.0°E, 220 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Brzesko, 28 km away.

BochniaGorliceMielecRopczyceJasłoNowy Sącz

Topography around Tarnów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarnów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 216 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,149 m.

The land around Tarnów is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (50%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
1,149 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Brzesko 28 km · Dębica 31 km · Bochnia 40 km · Gorlice 42 km · Mielec 44 km · Ropczyce 45 km · Jasło 46 km · Nowy Sącz 48 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 Tarnów (50.0138°, 20.987°, elevation 220 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).