Wałcz weather in August

In August, Wałcz sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.7 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wałcz's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wałcz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:41 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Wałcz is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
681/km²
people per km²
Founded
1303

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 Wałcz reaches about 23°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 18°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)
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How August really feels in Wałcz

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.

Wałcz 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°4710.64.67.80.0
Feb / -2°378.84.89.40.0
Mar / -0°4810.52.711.50.8
Apr13° / 369.10.513.73.6
May18° / 5911.5015.65.5
Jun21° / 11°6211.8016.66.0
Jul23° / 14°8912.6016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6911.7014.66.5
Sep18° / 10°529.2012.45.6
Oct12° / 4610.20.210.33.1
Nov / 3891.78.40.6
Dec / -1°4610.74.57.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74654
84555
94555
104654
114555
124555
134555
144456
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294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wałcz gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2036
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3139

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 (%)
13739223
23739223
33738223
43738213
53838213
63938213
74038202
84138192
94238192
104337182
114437172
124537161
134736161
144836151
154935141
165035141
175234131
185333131
195333131
205433121
215532121
225532121
235731111
245831110
256030100
266129100
27632890
28642790
29662680
30662680
31682570

Wind in August

Winds average 12 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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311calm
411calm
511calm
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811calm
911calm
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2712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:15 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:157:45
215.44:177:43
315.44:197:41
415.34:207:40
515.34:227:38
615.24:247:36
715.14:257:34
815.14:277:32
915.04:297:30
1015.04:317:28
1114.94:327:26
1214.84:347:24
1314.84:367:22
1414.74:377:20
1514.64:397:18
1614.64:417:15
1714.54:437:13
1814.44:447:11
1914.44:467:09
2014.34:487:07
2114.24:507:04
2214.24:527:02
2314.14:537:00
2414.04:556:57
2514.04:576:55
2613.94:596:53
2713.85:006:50
2813.85:026:48
2913.75:046:46
3013.65:066:43
3113.65:086:41

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 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 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
34.8Bright
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 Wałcz?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wałcz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wałcz in August

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

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

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Wałcz 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 Wałcz peaks around June 17 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 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wałcz?

Wałcz sits at 53.3°N, 16.5°E, 112 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Piła, 23 km away.

ZłotówChodzieżSzczecinekChoszcznoWągrowiecŚwidwin

Topography around Wałcz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wałcz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Wałcz is covered by trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Piła 23 km · Trzcianka 26 km · Złotów 39 km · Chodzież 43 km · Szczecinek 50 km · Choszczno 71 km · Wągrowiec 71 km · Świdwin 72 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 Wałcz (53.2779°, 16.4712°, elevation 112 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).