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Polish climate

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General Facts

Poland has a moderate climate with both maritime and continental elements.

The weather tends to be capricious and the seasons may look quite different in consecutive years.

Poland's climate is strongly influenced by the lowland topography

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Seasons

We have got 4 typical European seasons – spring, summer, autumn and winter.

We also have early spring and early winter.

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Winds

The winds in Poland are typically weak to moderate, their speed ranging from 2 to 10 m/s.

We also have got local winds - sea breeze and halny

Halny – a strong wind which blows in the moutains Sea breeze – an invigorating wind which occurs during the day

and is felt about 10km inland.

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Stanisław Witkiewicz – Wiatr halny

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Cloudiness

The number of cloudy days is between 60% and 70%

The most cloudy regions are the lake discrits in the north and the Sudets

The least cloudy regions are Wielkopolska and the Silesian Lowland

The average number of cloudy days a year, with the sky more than 80% overcast, is 120-160

The average number of sunny days a year, with the cloudiness below 20%, is 30-50

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Percipitation

The average annually rainfall is estimated at 700mm

The heaviest precipitation in Poland was recorded in June 1973 in the Tatra's

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Temperature

The average annually temperature is about 6-8 degrees Celsius

Hot days, when the temperature exceeds 25 degrees Celsius, occur from May to September.

Cold days, when the temperature is below zero, occur from November to March.

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Worth to know

-40.6 degrees in Siedlce recorded in 1940

+40.2 degrees in Pruszków near Opole in 1921

A curious phenomenon known as temperature inversion occurs in winter in the mountains.

Poland was the worst affected country during 2010 Central European floods