Weather Locations in Poland
Poland Weather Overview
Lying in Eastern Europe, north of the Czech Republic and Slovakia and with a coast line upon the Baltic Sea, is the country of Poland- an interesting and intriguing country that has a long history which has unfortunately seen its fair share of tragic events in its long existence.
The country is mainly covered by a low lying rolling plain that is below 1000 feet in most parts. In the south west and in the east you will find mountain ranges which rise above 4000 feet, with the Carpathian range being the highest in the east, rising above 6000 feet in parts. It is here that snow cover will last for up to 100 days per year and winter sports are possible.
Due to much of the country being low lying, aside from the higher elevations, the weather is fairly consistent across much of the country. The climate is probably best described a continental- the interior sees more extreme conditions than then coast, with the Baltic Sea coast seeing considerably cooler summers and milder winters.
The proximity to the sea and the mountains
is probably the main determinant of temperature and rain variation. The east,
toward
Rainfall is spread fairly equally across the year, though summer has a tendency to be the wettest time of the year. In the winter months most of the precipitation falls as snow, in the north this snow cover will last for about 40 days of the year, and can reach up to 60 days in the southern parts. Though rain does fall across the whole year, recorded precipitation is actually quite low- sitting between 500 and 650mm across the year.
In the far north along the
On the whole the climate moves from oceanic
on the northern coastline to continental once you move inland. Summers see an
average temperature of about 20 to 27 degrees and winters can get quite
bitterly cold in parts with the north seeing average winter temps of 3 degrees
and the south falling to averages of -8 degrees. In parts of southern
Comparisons between Warsaw and Krakow will probably be the best way to illustrate the weather differences
between northern and southern
When daily highs have reached 18 degrees and lows sit at 9 degrees. From July to September the mercury can often reach above 30 degrees and the daily minimums fall to an enjoyable 16 to 18 degrees. June July and August are the wettest time of the year with average monthly precipitation being 60 to 70 mm, as compared with 20 to 30mm in December and January.
Krakow lies in the south of
The best time of the year to visit
