The climate in Poland
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climatic diagrams of this page are taken from the collected data from 37 measuring stations in Poland.
Weather stations at an altitude above 540m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Climate zone: Moderate zone of the northern hemisphere
The climate in Poland widely corresponds to the German weather conditions. It is cold, wet and a few beautiful summer months are also happening. Due to the warmer temperatures the best time for traveling is from May to September. Nearly unattractive for tourists are the cold months from November to March.
› Duration of daylight and sunshine in Poland
› Greater Poland
› Swietokrzyskie
› Subcarpathia
› Lesser Poland
› Kuyavia-Pomerania
› Lublin
› Lubusz
The average annual temperature was about 7.2 °C in the years after 1954 and about 9.5 °C in the last years before 2018. So in less than 65 years it has increased by about 2.3 °C. This trend only applies to the selected 3 weather stations in Poland. A considerably more comprehensive evaluation of the global warming has been provided separately.
The climate in Poland widely corresponds to the German weather conditions. It is cold, wet and a few beautiful summer months are also happening. Due to the warmer temperatures the best time for traveling is from May to September. Nearly unattractive for tourists are the cold months from November to March.
› Duration of daylight and sunshine in Poland
hours of sunshine per day
Climate charts for other regions in Poland
› Warmia-Masuria› Greater Poland
› Swietokrzyskie
› Subcarpathia
› Lesser Poland
› Kuyavia-Pomerania
› Lublin
› Lubusz
rainy days per month
Precipitation in mm/day
Relative humidity in %
Absolute humidity in g/m³ (approx.)
Long-term development of temperatures from 1954 - 2018
In the years 1954 to 2018 there were only 3 weather stations in the whole country, which reported continuous temperature values (Bialystok, Poznan, Warszawa Okecie). From these weather reports we have created a long-term development that shows the monthly average temperatures. The hottest month in this entire period was Juli 2006 with 22.8 °C. Januar 1987 was the coldest month with an average temperature of -12.3 °C.The average annual temperature was about 7.2 °C in the years after 1954 and about 9.5 °C in the last years before 2018. So in less than 65 years it has increased by about 2.3 °C. This trend only applies to the selected 3 weather stations in Poland. A considerably more comprehensive evaluation of the global warming has been provided separately.