Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Poznan 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 the central-western region of Poland, in the Greater Poland voivodeship, of which it is the capital.
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. The temperature dropped to -27 °C (-16.5 °F) in January 1940 and in January 1963, to -25 °C (-13 °F) in January 1985, to -28.5 °C (-19 °F) in January 1987, and to -26.5 °C (-15.5 °F) 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 38 °C (100.5 °F) in late June 2019, 37 °C (98.5 °F) in August 2015, 36.7 °C (98 °F) in July 1994, 36 °C (97 °F) in July 2007 and in July 2010, and 35 °C (95 °F) in July 2006, August 2012 and in August 2018.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -0.8 °C (30 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 19 °C (66 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Poznan - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -4 | 2 | -0.8 | 26 | 35 | 30.5 |
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| February | -3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 32 |
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| March | 0 | 8 | 3.8 | 32 | 46 | 38.8 |
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| April | 4 | 14 | 8.8 | 38 | 58 | 47.9 |
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| May | 8 | 20 | 14 | 47 | 67 | 57.1 |
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| June | 11 | 22 | 16.6 | 52 | 72 | 61.9 |
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| July | 13 | 25 | 19 | 56 | 76 | 66.3 |
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| August | 13 | 24 | 18.5 | 55 | 76 | 65.3 |
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| September | 9 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 66 | 57.2 |
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| October | 5 | 13 | 9.1 | 41 | 56 | 48.5 |
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| November | 1 | 6 | 3.8 | 34 | 44 | 38.8 |
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| December | -2 | 2 | 0.2 | 28 | 36 | 32.4 |
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| Year | 4.7 | 13.3 | 8.95 | 40.4 | 55.9 | 48 |
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amounts to 525 millimeters (20.7 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 25 mm (1 inch) in the driest month (February) to 75 mm (3 in) in the wettest (July). Here is the average precipitation.
Poznan - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 35 | 1.4 | 16 |
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| February | 25 | 1 | 14 |
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| March | 40 | 1.6 | 14 |
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| April | 30 | 1.2 | 11 |
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| May | 50 | 1.9 | 12 |
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| June | 55 | 2.2 | 13 |
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| July | 75 | 3 | 13 |
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| August | 60 | 2.4 | 12 |
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| September | 40 | 1.6 | 11 |
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| October | 35 | 1.4 | 13 |
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| November | 35 | 1.4 | 14 |
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| December | 40 | 1.6 | 17 |
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| Year | 525 | 20.7 | 158 |
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On average, there are around 1,740
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Poznan - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 2 | 55 | February | 2.5 | 70 | March | 4 | 120 | April | 6 | 180 | May | 7.5 | 230 | June | 8 | 235 | July | 7.5 | 235 | August | 7.5 | 230 | September | 5.5 | 170 | October | 4 | 120 | November | 2 | 55 | December | 1.5 | 40 | Year | 4.8 | 1740 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Poznan 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.