Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
Climate chart - Szczecin
The climate of Szczecin 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 northern Poland, 55 km (35 miles) from the Baltic coast (Pomeranian Bay), and is a port on the Oder River, which forms a lagoon to the north. It is the capital of the Western Pomeranian voivodeship.
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 -30 °C (-22 °F) in January 1987, to -26 °C (-15 °F) in January 2006, and to -25 °C (-13 °F) in February 2012.
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 °F) in August 1994, and 36 °C (97 °F) in July 2010, August 2015 and August 2018.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 0 °C (32 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.8 °C (66 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Szczecin - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -2 | 3 | 0.1 | 28 | 37 | 32.1 |
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| February | -2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 39 | 33.8 |
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| March | 0 | 8 | 4.2 | 33 | 47 | 39.6 |
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| April | 4 | 14 | 8.8 | 39 | 57 | 47.9 |
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| May | 8 | 19 | 13.6 | 47 | 66 | 56.5 |
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| June | 11 | 21 | 16.3 | 52 | 71 | 61.3 |
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| July | 14 | 24 | 18.8 | 56 | 75 | 65.9 |
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| August | 13 | 24 | 18.4 | 56 | 74 | 65 |
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| September | 10 | 19 | 14.2 | 49 | 66 | 57.6 |
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| October | 6 | 13 | 9.6 | 42 | 56 | 49.3 |
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| November | 2 | 7 | 4.5 | 36 | 45 | 40.1 |
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| December | -1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 38 | 33.9 |
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| Year | 5.2 | 13.3 | 9.25 | 41.4 | 56 | 48.5 |
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amounts to 555 millimeters (21.9 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 35 mm (1.4 in) in the driest months (February, April) to 65 mm (2.6 in) in the wettest (July). Here is the average precipitation.
Szczecin - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 40 | 1.6 | 17 |
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| February | 35 | 1.4 | 15 |
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| March | 40 | 1.6 | 15 |
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| April | 35 | 1.4 | 12 |
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| May | 50 | 2 | 14 |
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| June | 60 | 2.4 | 14 |
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| July | 65 | 2.6 | 14 |
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| August | 60 | 2.3 | 13 |
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| September | 45 | 1.8 | 13 |
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| October | 40 | 1.6 | 14 |
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| November | 45 | 1.8 | 15 |
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| December | 45 | 1.8 | 17 |
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| Year | 555 | 21.9 | 171 |
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On average, there are around 1,780
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Szczecin - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 1.5 | 40 | February | 2.5 | 70 | March | 4 | 125 | April | 6 | 175 | May | 8 | 255 | June | 8.5 | 250 | July | 8 | 250 | August | 7.5 | 240 | September | 5.5 | 165 | October | 3.5 | 115 | November | 2 | 60 | December | 1 | 35 | Year | 4.9 | 1775 |
The
sea temperature ranges between 3 °C and 18 °C (37 and 64 °F); so, it never becomes warm for swimming. However, on sunny days, locals go to the beach. Here are the average sea temperatures in Swinoujscie, on the coast to the north of Szczecin.
Swinoujscie - Sea temperature| Month | Celsius (°C) | Fahrenheit (°F) |
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January | 4 | 39 | February | 3 | 38 | March | 3.5 | 38 | April | 5.5 | 42 | May | 9.5 | 49 | June | 14 | 57 | July | 17.5 | 63 | August | 18.5 | 65 | September | 16 | 61 | October | 12.5 | 54 | November | 9 | 48 | December | 5.5 | 42 | Year | 9.9 | 49.8 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Szczecin 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.