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Travel guide > Europe > Climate and weather of Poland
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Poland has a temperate continental climate with four seasons.
Temperatures range from 0° in January to 23° in July. Rainfall is higher in the mountains and on the plateaus located in the south (800 to 1400 mm per year) than in the plain (400 to 700 mm per year). Sunshine is low in winter (one to two hours per day) and moderate in summer (six to seven hours a day).
Winter (November to March)
Temperatures drop from November (5°) to January (0°) and then rise until March (5°). They are sometimes very low (-15 to -20°) when cold winds pass through the country. Snow covers the south and the east during one hundred days and the west and the north during forty days.
Spring (April to May)
Temperatures rise progressively (12° in April, 18° in May), rainfall is low and sunshine is high.
Summer (June to August)
Temperatures are stable (23°) and rainfall is moderate.
Autumn (September to October)
Temperatures drop steadily (17° in September, 12° in October) and rainfall is low.
When to go to Poland (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Poland is pleasant during the following months :
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
Bialystok
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-2° |
-1° |
4° |
12° |
18° |
21° |
min |
-8° |
-7° |
-4° |
2° |
6° |
10° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
22° |
22° |
17° |
11° |
4° |
0° |
min |
11° |
10° |
7° |
3° |
0° |
-5° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
20 |
30 |
30 |
50 |
70 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
70 |
50 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
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Gdansk
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
1° |
1° |
5° |
10° |
16° |
19° |
min |
-3° |
-3° |
0° |
2° |
7° |
10° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
21° |
21° |
17° |
12° |
6° |
2° |
min |
12° |
12° |
9° |
5° |
1° |
-1° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
22 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
18 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
22 |
23 |
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Gdynia
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
2° |
2° |
5° |
9° |
16° |
19° |
min |
0° |
0° |
1° |
3° |
7° |
12° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
21° |
21° |
17° |
12° |
7° |
4° |
min |
14° |
14° |
12° |
8° |
4° |
1° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
20 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
14 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
15 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
20 |
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Katowice
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
1° |
3° |
8° |
12° |
18° |
21° |
min |
-3° |
-2° |
1° |
4° |
8° |
12° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
22° |
22° |
18° |
13° |
6° |
3° |
min |
13° |
13° |
10° |
6° |
1° |
-1° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
50 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
80 |
90 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
80 |
60 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
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Krakow
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
0° |
2° |
7° |
13° |
19° |
21° |
min |
-7° |
-5° |
-2° |
2° |
7° |
11° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
23° |
23° |
18° |
13° |
6° |
1° |
min |
12° |
11° |
8° |
4° |
0° |
-4° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
30 |
30 |
50 |
80 |
100 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
90 |
50 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
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Lodz
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
1° |
2° |
7° |
12° |
18° |
21° |
min |
-3° |
-2° |
1° |
4° |
9° |
12° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
22° |
22° |
18° |
13° |
6° |
2° |
min |
13° |
13° |
10° |
6° |
1° |
0° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
80 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
80 |
50 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
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Lublin
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
0° |
1° |
6° |
12° |
18° |
20° |
min |
-4° |
-4° |
0° |
3° |
8° |
11° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
22° |
22° |
17° |
12° |
5° |
2° |
min |
13° |
13° |
9° |
5° |
1° |
-1° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
20 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
15 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
22 |
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Poznan
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
0° |
2° |
7° |
13° |
19° |
22° |
min |
-5° |
-4° |
-1° |
3° |
7° |
11° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
23° |
23° |
18° |
13° |
6° |
2° |
min |
12° |
12° |
8° |
5° |
1° |
-3° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
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Radom
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
1° |
0° |
5° |
21° |
18° |
23° |
min |
-4° |
-5° |
-2° |
3° |
8° |
13° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
24° |
19° |
14° |
6° |
2° |
min |
14° |
14° |
10° |
5° |
1° |
0° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
50 |
40 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
70 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
60 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
60 |
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Szczecin
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
1° |
2° |
7° |
13° |
18° |
22° |
min |
-4° |
-4° |
0° |
3° |
7° |
11° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
23° |
23° |
19° |
13° |
6° |
3° |
min |
13° |
12° |
9° |
6° |
1° |
-2° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
50 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
40 |
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Warsaw (Capital of Poland)
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-1° |
1° |
6° |
12° |
19° |
22° |
min |
-6° |
-5° |
-2° |
3° |
8° |
11° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
23° |
22° |
18° |
12° |
6° |
1° |
min |
12° |
12° |
9° |
4° |
1° |
-4° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
20 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
60 |
70 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
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Wroclaw
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
1° |
3° |
7° |
13° |
18° |
22° |
min |
-5° |
-6° |
-1° |
2° |
7° |
10° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
23° |
23° |
19° |
14° |
7° |
2° |
min |
11° |
11° |
9° |
4° |
0° |
-4° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
60 |
80 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
80 |
50 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Poland are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Poland, a country located in Eastern Europe, is bordered by Germany to the west, by the Baltic Sea and Russia to the north, by Lithuania to the northeast, by Belarus to the east, by Ukraine to the southeast, by Slovakia to the south and by the Czech Republic to the southwest.
Capital: Varsovie
Area: 313 000 km²
Population: 38 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Polish
Currency: Zloty
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