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Climate and weather of Poland



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Poland




 

Climate

 
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) 
The climate of Poland is pleasant during the following months :

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

 

Weather

(main cities) 
Average temperatures and rainfall

Bialystok

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
-2°
-1°
12°
18°
21°
min
-8°
-7°
-4°
10°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
22°
22°
17°
11°
min
11°
10°
-5°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
30
20
30
30
50
70
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
80
70
50
40
40
40

Gdansk

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
10°
16°
19°
min
-3°
-3°
10°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
21°
21°
17°
12°
min
12°
12°
-1°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
days
22
18
18
16
16
17
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
days
18
16
18
18
22
23

Gdynia

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
16°
19°
min
12°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
21°
21°
17°
12°
min
14°
14°
12°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
days
20
17
16
13
11
14
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
days
15
12
15
15
18
20

Katowice

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
12°
18°
21°
min
-3°
-2°
12°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
22°
22°
18°
13°
min
13°
13°
10°
-1°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
50
40
40
50
80
90
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
80
80
60
40
50
50

Krakow

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
13°
19°
21°
min
-7°
-5°
-2°
11°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
23°
23°
18°
13°
min
12°
11°
-4°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
30
30
30
50
80
100
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
80
90
50
40
40
40

Lodz

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
12°
18°
21°
min
-3°
-2°
12°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
22°
22°
18°
13°
min
13°
13°
10°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
40
30
30
40
50
80
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
70
80
50
40
50
50

Lublin

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
12°
18°
20°
min
-4°
-4°
11°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
22°
22°
17°
12°
min
13°
13°
-1°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
days
20
17
15
15
14
15
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
days
15
12
14
14
17
22

Poznan

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
13°
19°
22°
min
-5°
-4°
-1°
11°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
23°
23°
18°
13°
min
12°
12°
-3°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
30
20
30
40
50
60
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
70
60
40
40
40
40

Radom

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
21°
18°
23°
min
-4°
-5°
-2°
13°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
24°
24°
19°
14°
min
14°
14°
10°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
50
40
30
30
30
70
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
80
60
30
30
40
60

Szczecin

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
13°
18°
22°
min
-4°
-4°
11°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
23°
23°
19°
13°
min
13°
12°
-2°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
40
20
30
40
50
60
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
60
50
40
40
50
40

Warsaw (Capital of Poland)

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
-1°
12°
19°
22°
min
-6°
-5°
-2°
11°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
23°
22°
18°
12°
min
12°
12°
-4°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
20
20
20
30
60
70
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
70
60
40
40
40
30

Wroclaw

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
13°
18°
22°
min
-5°
-6°
-1°
10°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
23°
23°
19°
14°
min
11°
11°
-4°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
30
20
20
40
60
80
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
80
80
50
40
40
30

Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Poland are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.

 Quick facts 
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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