Żory weather in August

In August, Żory sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 80 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 comfortable.

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 Żory's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Żory's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:41 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Żory is city with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 24.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
972/km²
people per km²
Founded
1272

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 Żory 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)
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How August really feels in Żory

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.

Żory weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5211.97.78.30.0
Feb / -3°4911.26.79.70.0
Mar / 5712.44.211.51.3
Apr14° / 5610.31.213.54.1
May19° / 9014.2015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°9413.2016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°11214.4015.76.3
Aug24° / 14°8011.6014.36.6
Sep19° / 10°8111.2012.45.9
Oct14° / 6210.70.410.53.9
Nov / 5510.92.98.81.2
Dec / -2°5111.15.87.90.0

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 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35446
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65446
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85545
95545
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115545
125644
135644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Żory gets around 80 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
442
541
641
741
840
940
1039
1139
1238
1338
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2235
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2638
2738
2839
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3040
3140

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12140354
22139354
32239354
42339344
52439344
62539333
72539323
82639313
92740303
102840292
112941282
123041272
133141262
143241252
153341242
163441231
173541231
183641221
193741211
203840211
213940201
224039191
234238191
244438181
254537171
264736161
274935151
285134141
295333131
305533111
315832100

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
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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 4:19 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:197:24
215.04:207:22
315.04:227:21
414.94:237:19
514.94:247:18
614.84:267:16
714.84:277:14
814.74:297:12
914.74:307:11
1014.64:327:09
1114.64:337:07
1214.54:357:05
1314.54:367:03
1414.44:387:02
1514.34:397:00
1614.34:416:58
1714.24:426:56
1814.24:446:54
1914.14:456:52
2014.14:476:50
2114.04:486:48
2213.94:506:46
2313.94:516:44
2413.84:536:42
2513.84:556:40
2613.74:566:37
2713.64:586:35
2813.64:596:33
2913.55:016:31
3013.45:026:29
3113.45:046:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Żory?

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
5.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Żory for sightseeing.

What to pack for Żory in August

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

In August, Żory sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Żory 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 Żory peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 21UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Żory 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 Żory is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Żory's WHO annual average of 24.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1628 µg/m³Dec 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Żory?

Żory sits at 50.0°N, 18.7°E, 251 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 12 km away.

Topography around Żory

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Żory has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,561 m.

The land around Żory is covered by trees (39%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
1,561 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Czerwionka-Leszczyny 12 km · Rybnik 13 km · Jastrzębie Zdrój 13 km · Orzesze 14 km · Łaziska Górne 15 km · Radlin 16 km · Wodzisław Śląski 17 km · Pszczyna 19 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 Żory (50.0452°, 18.7006°, elevation 251 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).