1. Climate in Poland

2. Introduction
Poland is located in the temperate climate zone
between the temperate oceanic climate in the west
and temperate continental one in the east.
Poland has a moderate climate with both maritime
and continental elements. This is due to humid
Atlantic air which collides over its area with dry
air from the Eurasian interior.

3. Winds
The wind pattern is
not uniform
throughout the year.
In summer, the winds
are mainly westerly.
In winter, the winds
are mainly easterly.
In the transitory
seasons, both winds
occur roughly with the
same frequency.

4. TEMPERATURE :
 The average annual
temperature in Poland is
about 8 C and varies for the
regions of Poland depending
on height above sea level and
distance from the Baltic Sea.
 The hottest month is July.
 The coldest month is
January.
 The hottest is the Silesian
Lowland.
 The coldest spot is the northeastern corner around
Suwalki.

5. Seasons
 Poland has as many as six
distinct seasons. Apart from the
four typical European seasons,
there are also two periods
described as early spring
(przedwiosnie) and early winter
(przedzimie).
 The seasons hardly conform to
the calendar pattern.
 During the przedwiosnie, which
is about a month long, the
average daily air temperature
ranges from 0 C to 5 C.
 Spring in Poland lasts usually
about 60 days and comes from
the west. The daily temperature
at that time ranges from 5 C to
15 C.

6. Areas with the lowest and
highest precipitation
 The driest part of Poland
is a region abounding in
lakes and rivers – Kujawy.
 The Tatras have the
highest precipitation.
 The period from April to
October has more
precipitation then the
winter half-year.
 Average amount of
precipitaion throughout
the year is 600mm.

7. Cloudiness
 Visible effect of the
collisions of air masses
above Poland is
cloudiness.
 The number of cloudy
days is between 60 and 70
percent, which is relatively
high.
 The most cloudy regions
are the lake districts in the
north and the Sudetes.
 The least cloudy are
Wielkopolska and the
Silesian Lowland.

8. Extra information
The heaviest precipitation in Poland was recorded
in June 1973 in the Tatra's Hala Gasienicowa.
During one rain as much as 30cm of water fell.
With Poland's predominantly westerly winds, the
highest precipitation occurs on western slopes of
mountains and hills.
Occasionally, Poland witnesses extraordinary
precipitation. In 1901, when winds brought dust
from Sahara, a black-brown rain fell. 71 years
later the same phenomenon was responsible for
orange snow in Zakopane. The maximum
precipitation is in summer.