Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Bialystok is
moderately continental, characterized by cold winters, with temperatures often below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F), and mild or pleasantly warm summers.
The city is located in eastern Poland, near the border with Belarus.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -3.2 °C (26 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 17.9 °C (64 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Bialystok - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -6 | -6 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
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| Max (°C) | -1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
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| Min (°F) | 21 | 21 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 32 | 25 |
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| Max (°F) | 30 | 32 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 32 |
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amounts to 575 millimeters (22.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 25 mm (1 in) in the driest month (February) to 75 mm (3 in) in the wettest (July). Here is the average precipitation.
Bialystok - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 35 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 575 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 22.6 |
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| Days | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 168 |
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On average, there are around 1,740
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Bialystok - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Bialystok runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, it can be hot in July and August, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.