Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Łódź is
moderately continental, characterized by cold winters, with temperatures often below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F), and mild or pleasantly warm summers.
Lodz is Poland's third largest city and is located in the center of the country, in the Łódź Voivodeship, and southwest of Warsaw.
Winter is cold and gray. Snowfalls are frequent, but generally not abundant.
Sometimes, cold waves from Siberia can occur, and the temperatures can drop to -20 °C (-4 °F) or below. It dropped to -29 °C (-20 °F) in January 1940, to -27 °C (-16.5 °F) in January 1942, to -31 °C (-24 °F) in January 1963, to -26 °C (-15 °F) in January 1979, to -27.5 °C (17.5 °F) in February 1985, and to -30 °C (-22 °F) in January 1987 and in January 2006.
In
summer, the temperatures are pleasant and suitable for outdoor activities, although sometimes there can be rains and thunderstorms.
Every now and then (and more often in recent years due to global warming), there can be short heat waves, with maximum temperatures exceeding 30 °C (86 °F). The temperature reached 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) in August 1994, 37 °C (98.5 °F) in August 2013, and 36 °C (97 °F) in August 1985.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -1.8 °C (29 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.7 °C (66 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Lodz - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -4 | 1 | -1.8 | 24 | 33 | 28.8 |
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| February | -4 | 2 | -0.7 | 25 | 36 | 30.7 |
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| March | -1 | 7 | 3.1 | 31 | 44 | 37.6 |
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| April | 4 | 14 | 8.6 | 38 | 57 | 47.5 |
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| May | 8 | 19 | 13.4 | 46 | 66 | 56 |
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| June | 11 | 22 | 16.4 | 52 | 71 | 61.6 |
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| July | 13 | 24 | 18.8 | 56 | 76 | 65.8 |
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| August | 13 | 24 | 18.4 | 55 | 75 | 65 |
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| September | 9 | 18 | 13.8 | 48 | 65 | 56.8 |
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| October | 5 | 13 | 8.9 | 41 | 55 | 48 |
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| November | 1 | 6 | 3.4 | 33 | 43 | 38 |
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| December | -3 | 2 | -0.7 | 26 | 35 | 30.7 |
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| Year | 4.3 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 39.8 | 54.8 | 47.5 |
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amounts to 570 millimeters (22.4 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 30 mm (1,18 in) in the driest month (February) to 85 mm (3.3 in) in the wettest (July). Here is the average precipitation.
Lodz - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 35 | 1.4 | 17 |
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| February | 30 | 1.2 | 16 |
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| March | 40 | 1.6 | 15 |
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| April | 35 | 1.4 | 12 |
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| May | 55 | 2.2 | 13 |
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| June | 65 | 2.6 | 14 |
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| July | 85 | 3.3 | 14 |
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| August | 60 | 2.4 | 12 |
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| September | 50 | 2 | 13 |
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| October | 35 | 1.4 | 12 |
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| November | 45 | 1.8 | 16 |
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| December | 45 | 1.8 | 17 |
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| Year | 570 | 22.4 | 170 |
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On average, there are around 1,750
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Lodz - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 1.5 | 40 | February | 2 | 65 | March | 4 | 120 | April | 6.5 | 190 | May | 8 | 245 | June | 8.5 | 250 | July | 8 | 245 | August | 7.5 | 235 | September | 5.5 | 165 | October | 3.5 | 115 | November | 1.5 | 50 | December | 1 | 35 | Year | 4.8 | 1755 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Łódź 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.