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Poland · City

Warsaw
in August.

Illustration of Warsaw Old Town plaster-house lane
Warsaw Old Town laneDestination view, not month-specific.

Is August a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
A steady visitor season.

August averages 78°F afternoons, with about 8 rain days. Later August is typically cooler.

Afternoons
78°F
Rain days
8
Visitor demand
100%of August peak

Historical Warszawski stołeczny regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.

Overall match

8.0/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#2 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.8/10Very good
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostModeratefor Europe; Poland-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your August

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 78°F (26°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 57°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 15 hours of daylight. About 8 rain days in a typical August.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 15 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 05:18Sunset 20:0357°F78°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 05:18 and sets about 20:03 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 57°F (14°C); afternoons reach about 78°F (26°C). Expect rain on about 8 days in a typical August.

Typical afternoon
78°F (26°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
57°F (14°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 46m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late August?

Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 80°F on the 1st, versus 75°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 35% to 27% between those dates.

Early August 1 August

80°F

Typical afternoon high

35% historical wet-day frequency

Mid August 15 August

79°F

Typical afternoon high

27% historical wet-day frequency

Late August 31 August

75°F

Typical afternoon high

27% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Public holidays · 2027: 15 Aug Assumption Day.

Daily calendar & holiday datesAugust 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

August 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

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Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons cool from about 80°F (27°C) in the first week to 76°F (24°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 26–35%.

School-holiday dates for August 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 15 Aug Assumption Day. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds, cost and getting there

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Steady all year. August averages 100% of August's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.

Overnight stays across Warszawski stołeczny do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

A little below usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Poland as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 92 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from New York JFK, Chicago, Los Angeles and Newark and 1 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat

Year-to-year variation

How much does August vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 72°F (22°C) and 85°F (29°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 78°F (26°C). Rain days ranged from 1 to 18; half the years had 6–12.

Rain days in each August

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 8 rain days820112012: 13 rain days132013: 6 rain days62014: 15 rain days152015: 1 rain days12016: 8 rain days82017: 8 rain days82018: 8 rain days82019: 8 rain days82020: 8 rain days82021: 18 rain days182022: 6 rain days62023: 12 rain days122024: 6 rain days62025: 6 rain days62025
Rain days
8
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 14 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
7 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
1 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
25 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201176°F8
201277°F13
201377°F6
201475°F15
201585°F1
201676°F8
201779°F8
201880°F8
201980°F8
202080°F8
202172°F18
202281°F6
202381°F12
202482°F6
202579°F6

Checked against official climate averages for Warszawa-Okecie. How we check

Compare dates

July, August
or September?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJulAugSep
Afternoons79°F78°F69°F
Rain days1188
Overnight demand93%100%98%

July: More rain days than August. July guide →

September: Cooler afternoons than August. September guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with August Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.

Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than August.

Your comparison

August or July?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little below usual. No measured regional room rate is available.

Read the July guide →
August compared with another month
Typical conditionsAugustJuly
Afternoons78°F79°F
Nights57°F57°F
Rain days811
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 108.07.8
Month rank#2#4
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January4.7#1236°F26°F143.7Steady all year
February5.3#1039°F26°F94.3Steady all year
March6.3#849°F31°F85.6Steady all year
April7.0#659°F39°F97.1Steady all year
May7.7#568°F47°F98.4Steady all year
June8.0#177°F55°F89.0Steady all year
July7.8#479°F57°F118.5Steady all year
August8.0#278°F57°F88.8Steady all year
September7.8#369°F49°F88.7Steady all year
October6.7#757°F41°F86.6Steady all year
November5.9#946°F35°F84.9Steady all year
December5.0#1139°F30°F114.0Steady all year

Near here

Nearby places in August

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Better August weather than Warsaw

Warsaw's weather ranks 17 of 41 city regions this month. These city regions outside Poland have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Warsaw.

All of Poland in August · Everywhere in August

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 100% of the busiest and 16% above average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Warszawski stołeczny region, suburbs included. That means about 32,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 63% of them from Poland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 19,000 more: 60 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)79
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Warszawa-Okecie from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.4°C), night lows within 1°F (0.3°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day10
Busiest month hereAugust · 10
Visitors as share of people present1.0%
Rank among Europe's regions this month18th percentile
Domestic share of nights63%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights60
Visitor share if every platform night were extra1.5%
National hotel-price seasonPoland historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (+3% vs its average month). Not a local room quote.
Population used3.3 million
Statistical regionPL91 · Warszawski stołeczny

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.