Żyrardów weather in August

In August, Żyrardów sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 29% 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 Żyrardów's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Żyrardów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:29 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Żyrardów is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1830

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 Żyrardów 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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How August really feels in Żyrardów

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.

Żyrardów 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 / -3°39105.880.0
Feb / -3°379.85.39.60.0
Mar / -0°4310.23.211.50.9
Apr14° / 459.60.913.63.9
May19° / 6811.9015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°6811.6016.46.3
Jul24° / 14°8312.50166.5
Aug24° / 14°639.8014.46.9
Sep18° / 5810.3012.45.7
Oct13° / 449.50.210.43.4
Nov / 409.32.38.50.7
Dec / -2°42104.27.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
34951
44951
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Żyrardów gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13035287
23035287
33135277
43135277
53235266
63335266
73435255
83636245
93736235
103836224
114036214
124135204
134335194
144435183
154634173
164833163
174933153
185032153
195331142
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215530132
225629132
235728132
245928121
256027121
266127111
276326101
286326101
29642691
30672580
31672580

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 4:04 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:047:24
215.34:067:23
315.24:077:21
415.24:097:19
515.14:117:17
615.14:127:16
715.04:147:14
814.94:157:12
914.94:177:10
1014.84:197:08
1114.84:207:06
1214.74:227:04
1314.64:247:02
1414.64:257:00
1514.54:276:58
1614.54:296:56
1714.44:306:54
1814.34:326:52
1914.34:346:50
2014.24:356:48
2114.14:376:45
2214.14:396:43
2314.04:406:41
2413.94:426:39
2513.94:446:37
2613.84:456:34
2713.84:476:32
2813.74:496:30
2913.64:506:27
3013.64:526:25
3113.54:546:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Żyrardów?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Żyrardów for sightseeing.

What to pack for Żyrardów in August

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Żyrardów 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 Żyrardów peaks around June 21 at about 6 (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 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Żyrardów 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 Żyrardów is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Żyrardów's WHO annual average of 17.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Żyrardów?

Żyrardów sits at 52.0°N, 20.4°E, 118 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Grodzisk Mazowiecki, 14 km away.

Topography around Żyrardów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Żyrardów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Żyrardów is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%), cropland (31%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (36%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Grodzisk Mazowiecki 14 km · Milanówek 17 km · Skierniewice 22 km · Sochaczew 25 km · Pruszków 28 km · Piastów 31 km · Ursus 34 km · Rawa Mazowiecka 34 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 Żyrardów (52.0488°, 20.446°, elevation 118 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).