Zawiercie weather in August

In August, Zawiercie sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 82 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 27% 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 Zawiercie's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zawiercie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:37 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Zawiercie is city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 39.6 µg/m³ · 2017
Density
624/km²
people per km²

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 Zawiercie 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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How August really feels in Zawiercie

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.

Zawiercie 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°4611.67.98.30.0
Feb / -4°4410.77.49.70.0
Mar / -0°5411.84.711.50.8
Apr13° / 5611.21.613.53.6
May18° / 8714.2015.25.3
Jun21° / 12°9014016.15.8
Jul23° / 14°10814.5015.86.2
Aug23° / 13°8211.9014.36.6
Sep18° / 10°7311.3012.45.6
Oct13° / 5710.20.510.43.4
Nov / 4910.538.70.8
Dec / -3°4510.76.27.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
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55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115347
125347
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304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zawiercie gets around 82 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
443
543
643
742
842
941
1040
1140
1239
1338
1438
1537
1637
1737
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13535263
23635263
33636263
43636253
53736243
63836243
73836232
83937222
94037212
104137202
114237192
124337182
134537172
144636162
154736162
164836152
174935152
185034142
195034142
205233141
215432131
225531131
235531131
245730121
255829121
266028111
276227101
286326101
29642691
30672580
31692470

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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2612light breeze
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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 4:14 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:147:23
215.14:167:21
315.04:177:19
415.04:197:18
514.94:207:16
614.94:227:14
714.84:237:13
814.84:257:11
914.74:267:09
1014.74:287:07
1114.64:297:06
1214.64:317:04
1314.54:327:02
1414.44:347:00
1514.44:356:58
1614.34:376:56
1714.34:386:54
1814.24:406:52
1914.14:416:50
2014.14:436:48
2114.04:456:46
2214.04:466:44
2313.94:486:42
2413.84:496:40
2513.84:516:38
2613.74:526:35
2713.74:546:33
2813.64:566:31
2913.54:576:29
3013.54:596:27
3113.45:006:24

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 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 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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214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
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 Zawiercie?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zawiercie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zawiercie in August

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zawiercie 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 Zawiercie peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zawiercie 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 Zawiercie is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zawiercie?

Zawiercie sits at 50.5°N, 19.4°E, 332 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Myszków, 12 km away.

Topography around Zawiercie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zawiercie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 336 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m.

The land around Zawiercie is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
750 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Myszków 12 km · Dąbrowa Górnicza 23 km · Olkusz 25 km · Będzin 27 km · Czeladź 31 km · Sosnowiec 31 km · Siemianowice Śląskie 33 km · Jaworzno 33 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 Zawiercie (50.4877°, 19.4168°, elevation 332 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).