Zamość weather in August

In August, Zamość sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 32% 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 Zamość's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zamość's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:21 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Zamość is historical city in the Lublin Voivodeship of southeastern Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,176/km²
people per km²
Founded
1580

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 Zamość reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 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)
12515
22515
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42514
52514
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302212
312211

How August really feels in Zamość

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.

Zamość weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°3910.27.18.20.0
Feb / -4°379.97.19.70.0
Mar / -1°4510.33.811.50.7
Apr14° / 5010.21.113.53.8
May19° / 7512.8015.25.7
Jun22° / 12°8013016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°9013.6015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°6510.6014.36.8
Sep19° / 699.6012.45.8
Oct13° / 509.20.510.43.4
Nov / 409.338.70.7
Dec / -3°389.45.77.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95446
105446
115545
125446
135545
145446
155545
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215446
225347
235248
245149
255149
265050
275050
284852
294852
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zamość gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
838
938
1037
1137
1236
1336
1435
1535
1634
1733
1833
1932
2032
2131
2231
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2431
2531
2631
2731
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12735326
22834326
32934326
43034315
53134305
63234305
73334295
83434284
93634274
103733264
113833253
124033243
134133233
144233223
154432212
164532202
174632202
184832192
194931182
205031172
215231161
225331151
235530141
245530141
255729131
266028120
276227110
286327100
29652690
30672580
31692470

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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3111calm

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 3:58 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.23:587:08
215.14:007:06
315.14:017:05
415.04:027:03
515.04:047:02
614.94:057:00
714.94:076:58
814.84:086:56
914.74:106:55
1014.74:126:53
1114.64:136:51
1214.64:156:49
1314.54:166:47
1414.54:186:45
1514.44:196:43
1614.34:216:41
1714.34:226:39
1814.24:246:37
1914.24:266:35
2014.14:276:33
2114.04:296:31
2214.04:306:29
2313.94:326:27
2413.94:336:25
2513.84:356:23
2613.74:376:21
2713.74:386:18
2813.64:406:16
2913.54:416:14
3013.54:436:12
3113.44:456:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zamość?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zamość for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zamość in August

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

In August, Zamość sees daytime highs around 24°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 Zamość 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 Zamość peaks around July 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zamość 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 Zamość is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zamość's WHO annual average of 18.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1224 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zamość?

Zamość sits at 50.7°N, 23.3°E, 213 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krasnystaw, 30 km away.

BiłgorajHrubieszówChełmNovovolynskŚwidnikŁęczna

Topography around Zamość

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zamość has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Zamość is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Krasnystaw 30 km · Tomaszów Lubelski 33 km · Biłgoraj 43 km · Hrubieszów 46 km · Chełm 49 km · Novovolynsk 64 km · Świdnik 67 km · Łęczna 69 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 Zamość (50.7231°, 23.252°, elevation 213 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).