Karolina Strzelczyk

Gimnazjum 131

The Climate

of Poland

Basic information

• Poland is situated in the zone of the transitional climate

• There are six noticeable seasons.

Climatic regions in

Poland

1. Baltic Climate•Quite warm and mild

winters.

• In general cool summers.

•Relatively strong frequent winds.

•Dry and clear autumn.

•Annual precipitations is 600-700 mm, in the Vistula delta is 500-600 mm.

2. Climate of Lake Districts

•A severe climate.

• Quite cool and long winters.

•Great humidity of air.

• Vegetation period shortest on the area of lowland Poland.

• Annual precipitations is 600-700 mm.

3.Climate of Large Valleys

•The lowest falls in the country (450-500 mm).

•The greatest water deficiencies in the farming.

4. Climate of Central Uplands

•Features of the continental climate are dominating

•Average annual temperatures are quite high.

•Relatively great frequency of downpours.

•The biggest in the country frequency of precipitations and the hail damage.

•The annual quantity of precipitations is 600-700 mm.

5. Climate of Piedmont Valleys

•Climate relatively mild.

•The shortest winter and the longest summer in the country.

•Precipitations in general convenient for the farming .

•The longest economic and vegetation period in Poland.

6. Mountain and Foothill Climate

•Quite cool climate.

•The considerable quantity of precipitations.

•Low temperatures.

•Lot of precipitations.

7. Climate of mountain

sheltered places•Great contrasts of day and night temperatures with diversifying solar, windy conditions etc.

Temperature

•The average annual air temperature in Poland is C. 7-9 ° C (outside highlands).

•The warmest cities in Poland on account of the average annual temperature airs are Tarnów, Legnica, Wrocław and Słubice.

Polish Cold Pole - Rabka

Vegetatation Period

•There are 200 vegetation days in Poland on average.

• A short stretch is vegetative on the Suwałki Region (180 days) and in the mountains (100 days).

• A long stretch is vegetative in Silesia (220 days)

PrecipitationsThe average precipitation in

Poland is 600 mm. It is raining the most in the mountains (1200-1500 mm) and on uplands and lake districts

- 700-800 mm, whereas on lowland is only 450-550 mm.

Air Mass

•Polar Sea Air Mass

•Polar Continental Air Mass

•Arctic Air Mass

•Tropical Air Mass