![]() Here is the average temperature of Gdansk, located on the northern coast. Afterwards, the weather becomes cold and dull. In autumn, from September to November, the temperatures decrease rapidly, but the first half of September is still pleasant. Sometimes very hot periods can occur, usually of short duration, during which the temperature can reach or exceed 35 ☌ (95 ☏). In July, it rains on average for 10 days on the north coast, 11 days in the center-south and 12 days at the foot of the mountains in the south. This is due to the fact that Atlantic disturbances can arrive even in this season, in addition, afternoon thunderstorms may occur on fine days, more frequently in inland areas, and even more so near the Sudetes and Tatra Mountains in the south. ![]() The Baltic coast, which during winter was the mildest zone, becomes the coolest in summer: here, highs in July and August are around 22 ☌ (72 ☏), while they gradually increase towards the south, reaching 25 ☌ (77 ☏) in the center and south of the country. ![]() Summer, from June to August, is mild or pleasantly warm. In April and early May, cold days alternate with the first warm days, while by mid-May, the temperature becomes pleasant in a more stable manner, with highs around 18/20 ☌ (64/68 ☏) and sometimes above. Spring, from March to May, is initially cold, so much so that in March it snows and freezes quite often, and in early April, there can still be late cold waves with snow showers. The coldest records are around -27/-32 ☌ (-17/-25 ☏) in the interior, and therefore in much of Poland, while they are around -20 ☌ (-4 ☏) along the northern coast. On the other hand, when cold air masses from Russia reach the country, the temperature decreases by many degrees, and drops below -20 ☌ (-4 ☏). Sometimes, when the currents from the Atlantic are more intense, the temperature can rise above freezing, it can rain and the snow can melt. However, the weather can have different characteristics: usually, the sky is gray, the temperature is around freezing or a few degrees below, and a light snow falls. The ground is often covered with snow for long periods, although snowfalls are generally not abundant. In Warsaw, the capital, located near the center of the country, the average in January is -1.5 ☌ (29.5 ☏). The average temperatures in January is around freezing along the Baltic coast, and progressively decreases towards the south and the east: it ranges from about 0.5 ☌ (33 ☏) in the north-western area to -3 ☌ (26.5 ☏) in the north-eastern areas, on the border with Belarus and Lithuania, while it's around -1 ☌ (30 ☏) in the southern area. Winter, from December to February, is cold and gray throughout the country. ![]() Generally, in the lowlands there are 1,750 to 1,850 hours of sunshine per year. The sun in Poland is rarely seen from November to February, while in summer, also thanks to the length of the days, it shines for a good (though not exceptional) number of hours. Precipitation is generally not abundant, since it amounts to 550/600 millimeters (21/26 inches) per year in most of the country, while it exceeds 1,000 mm (40 in) only in the mountainous areas. The country is largely flat, but in the south, on the border with Czechia and Slovakia, there are mountain ranges, the Sudetes and the Tatras (the latter are part of the Western Carpathians). The climate is milder along the northern coast, overlooking the Baltic Sea, while it becomes progressively more continental going to the south, where the distance from the sea is greater. In Poland, an Eastern European country that extends from 49 to almost 55 degrees north latitude, the climate is continental, with very cold winters, often below freezing (0 ☌ or 32 ☏), and warm summers. ![]()
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