Zielona Góra weather in August

In August, Zielona Góra sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.3 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 26°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 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zielona Góra's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zielona Góra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:49 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Zielona Góra is City with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
426/km²
people per km²
Founded
1250

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 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zielona Góra 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 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
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42615
52615
62615
72615
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122515
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282313
292313
302213
312212

How August really feels in Zielona Góra

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.

Zielona Góra 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°4610.94.48.10.0
Feb / -2°368.73.89.60.0
Mar / 4710.72.611.51.4
Apr14° / 358.20.413.64.4
May20° / 5610.6015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°5811016.46.5
Jul25° / 15°8111.70166.6
Aug24° / 14°6410.3014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°509012.46.1
Oct13° / 449.30.210.43.8
Nov / 419.21.48.61.0
Dec / -1°4310.73.37.60.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
54951
64951
74951
84951
94753
104753
114852
124753
134753
144753
154654
164555
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204555
214555
224456
234456
244456
254357
264258
274258
284159
294159
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zielona Góra gets around 64 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1832
1932
2032
2132
2233
2333
2433
2534
2634
2734
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14435192
24535192
34535192
44634182
54634182
64733181
74833181
84932181
95032171
105132161
115132161
125331151
135331151
145431141
155431141
165630131
175630131
185730121
195730121
205730121
215830111
225830111
235930101
24603091
25603091
26622981
27622981
28642871
29652771
30672661
31682660

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
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 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 4:25 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:257:43
215.34:267:42
315.24:287:40
415.24:297:38
515.14:317:37
615.04:327:35
715.04:347:33
814.94:367:31
914.94:377:29
1014.84:397:27
1114.84:407:26
1214.74:427:24
1314.64:447:22
1414.64:457:20
1514.54:477:18
1614.44:497:16
1714.44:507:13
1814.34:527:11
1914.34:547:09
2014.24:557:07
2114.14:577:05
2214.14:597:03
2314.05:007:01
2413.95:026:58
2513.95:046:56
2613.85:056:54
2713.75:076:52
2813.75:096:49
2913.65:106:47
3013.55:126:45
3113.55:146:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zielona Góra?

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
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zielona Góra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zielona Góra in August

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

In August, Zielona Góra sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Zielona Góra 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 Zielona Góra peaks around June 18 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 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zielona Góra 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 Zielona Góra is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zielona Góra's WHO annual average of 13.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1717 µg/m³Dec 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zielona Góra?

Zielona Góra sits at 51.9°N, 15.5°E, 143 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Sulechów, 18 km away.

ŻaryGłogówGubinGuben

Topography around Zielona Góra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zielona Góra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Zielona Góra is covered by trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
283 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sulechów 18 km · Nowa Sól 21 km · Świebodzin 35 km · Żagań 38 km · Żary 41 km · Głogów 50 km · Gubin 53 km · Guben 55 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 Zielona Góra (51.9355°, 15.5064°, elevation 143 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).