Zgorzelec weather in August

In August, Zgorzelec sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 25% 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 Zgorzelec's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zgorzelec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:53 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Zgorzelec is town and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,094/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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zgorzelec reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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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22515
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292212
302112
312112

How August really feels in Zgorzelec

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.

Zgorzelec 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 / -2°5512.56.28.20.0
Feb / -2°4410.25.19.60.0
Mar / 5612.23.811.51.3
Apr14° / 409.10.813.54.0
May19° / 6212015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°6712.3016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°8312.7015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°7310.7014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°6010.3012.45.8
Oct13° / 5110.40.110.43.6
Nov / 4910.62.18.71.0
Dec / -1°5311.94.97.70.0

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45248
55248
65149
75149
85050
95050
104951
114951
125050
134951
144951
154852
164852
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234555
244555
254456
264357
274258
284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zgorzelec gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
836
936
1036
1136
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1734
1834
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2034
2134
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2736
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3037
3137

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 (%)
14038201
24138201
34138201
44138201
54237201
64337201
74337191
84436191
94536191
104636180
114636180
124736170
134835170
144835170
154935160
164935160
174935160
185035160
195134150
205134150
215134150
225234140
235333140
245433130
255632120
265632120
275831110
286030100
29622990
30642880
31652780

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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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 4:29 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:297:43
215.24:317:41
315.14:327:39
415.14:347:38
515.04:367:36
615.04:377:34
714.94:397:32
814.84:407:31
914.84:427:29
1014.74:437:27
1114.74:457:25
1214.64:467:23
1314.64:487:21
1414.54:507:19
1514.44:517:17
1614.44:537:15
1714.34:547:13
1814.34:567:11
1914.24:587:09
2014.14:597:07
2114.15:017:05
2214.05:027:03
2313.95:047:01
2413.95:066:59
2513.85:076:57
2613.85:096:54
2713.75:106:52
2813.65:126:50
2913.65:146:48
3013.55:156:45
3113.45:176:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zgorzelec?

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
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zgorzelec for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zgorzelec in August

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

In August, Zgorzelec sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Zgorzelec 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 Zgorzelec peaks around June 20 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 20UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zgorzelec 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 Zgorzelec is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zgorzelec's WHO annual average of 17.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1620 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zgorzelec?

Zgorzelec sits at 51.1°N, 15.0°E, 216 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Görlitz, 2.0 km away.

BautzenBolesławiecLiberec

Topography around Zgorzelec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zgorzelec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 204 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,573 m.

The land around Zgorzelec is covered by trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
1,573 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Görlitz 2.0 km · Lubań 20 km · Löbau 24 km · Bogatynia 27 km · Zittau 31 km · Bautzen 40 km · Bolesławiec 41 km · Liberec 43 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 Zgorzelec (51.1494°, 15.0084°, elevation 216 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).