Warsaw weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Warsaw is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with August and June close behind. Warsaw averages about 1,623 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 52 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,623

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

78/100

Rain / year

630 mm

Snow / year

≈1 m

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

1.7M

Elevation

105 m

When is the best time to visit Warsaw?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Warsaw is September, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 45 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Warsaw?

Warsaw isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,623 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 14 destinations in Poland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,626 hours. The year's 630 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Łódź Poland · 118 km · best in Sep · 1,664 h sun/yr
• Lublin Poland · 158 km · best in Sep · 1,678 h sun/yr
• Bydgoszcz Poland · 227 km · best in Sep · 1,598 h sun/yr
• Katowice Poland · 229 km · best in Sep · 1,606 h sun/yr
• Rzeszów Poland · 240 km · best in Aug · 1,697 h sun/yr
• Kraków Poland · 246 km · best in Aug · 1,604 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Radom Poland · 88 km · 1,648 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Olsztyn Poland · 146 km · 1,628 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

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