THE CLIMATE OF POLANDMaciej Sudoł

CHARACTERISTICS factors which determine the climate:• geographical

location• landscape

transitional characterdifferent air masses

clash over the area of the country which is the result of:• its position in the

center of Europe• latitudinal position

of geographical regions

continentalmaritime

CLOUDINESS

visible effectof air masses above Poland

cloudy days 60% 70%

the most cloudy regions:• the lake districts in

the north• the Sudetes

the least cloudy:• Wielkopolska• the Silesian

Lowland

PRECIPITATION

the highest – western slopesof mountains and hills

the lowest – in the eastern partsof Wielkopolska and in Kujawy

the maximum – in summer

PRECIPITATION

the highest numberof days with snowfalls– in the mountains

the lowest numberof days with snowfalls – in the western part

extraordinary precipitation: black–brown rain in 1901 orange snow in Zakopane in 1972

WINDS

60% of winds are from the West the wind pattern is not the same throughout the year

• summer – mainly westerly• winter – easterly winds prevail• transitory seasons – both winds occur with the

same frequency

WINDS

speed 2 10 m/s storms – strong winds

at the seaside halny – a strong wind

in the Tatras hurricanes are unusual

TEMPERATUREthe hottest part –

Silesian Lowland the coldest part – Suwalszczyznathe lowest temperature ever

recordedin Poland:• –40C in Siedlce in 1940• –40.6 C in Żywiec in 1929

the highest temperature ever recordedin Poland:• 40.2C near Opole in 1921

+40,2C

– 40C

– 40,6C

SIX SEASONS

early spring spring summer

autumn early winter winter

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