Poland
Practical guide
Poland is in Central Europe. It has 36,435,861 inhabitants across 312,679 km². It borders 7 countries. Its capital is Warsaw. People speak Polish and the currency is the Polish Zloty (PLN). Ezplora has pages for 22 of its cities, with month-by-month climate and the distances between them.
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Population
- 36,435,861
- Area
- 312,679 km²
- Currency
- Polish Zloty · PLN
- Languages
- Polish
- Time zone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Dialling code
- +48
- Domain
- .pl
When to go to Poland
The best months to visit Warsaw are June, July and August. In Warsaw, daytime highs go from 1° in January to 24° in July. The wettest month is July (73 mm) and the driest is January (24 mm). From November to March, nights drop below freezing.
Weather in Warsaw month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 1° | 2° | 7° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| low | -5° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| rain | 24 mm | 24 mm | 27 mm | 35 mm | 51 mm | 67 mm | 73 mm | 57 mm | 46 mm | 36 mm | 39 mm | 35 mm |
1970–2000 normals (WorldClim 2.1). Monthly rainfall total.
Cities in Poland
- Warsawcapital · 113 m
- Kraków214 m
- Wrocław119 m
- Łódź219 m
- Poznań76 m
- Gdańsk10 m
- Szczecin27 m
- Lublin176 m
- Bydgoszcz39 m
- Białystok134 m
- Katowice265 m
- Gdynia16 m
- Częstochowa251 m
- Sosnowiec260 m
- Radom161 m
- Mokotów89 m
- Gliwice221 m
- Rzeszów213 m
- Toruń55 m
- Kielce266 m
- Zabrze260 m
- Bytom290 m
Distances in Poland
- Warsaw → Kraków296 km 1 h 3 min · 3 h 21 min
- Warsaw → Wrocław356 km 1 h 7 min · 3 h 51 min
- Warsaw → Łódź137 km 54 min · 1 h 32 min
- Warsaw → Poznań314 km 1 h 5 min · 3 h 11 min
- Warsaw → Gdańsk340 km 1 h 6 min · 3 h 54 min
- Warsaw → Szczecin568 km 1 h 18 min · 5 h 45 min
1 h 3 min · 
3 h 21 minNeighboring countries
- 🇧🇾 BelarusMinsk
- 🇨🇿 CzechiaPrague
- 🇩🇪 GermanyBerlin
- 🇱🇹 LithuaniaVilnius
- 🇷🇺 RussiaMoscow
- 🇸🇰 SlovakiaBratislava
- 🇺🇦 UkraineKyiv
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Poland?
The capital of Poland is Warsaw.
What currency is used in Poland?
Poland uses the Polish Zloty (PLN).
What language is spoken in Poland?
In Poland, people speak Polish.
When is the best time to visit Poland?
The best months to visit Warsaw are June, July and August. In Warsaw, daytime highs go from 1° in January to 24° in July. The wettest month is July (73 mm) and the driest is January (24 mm). From November to March, nights drop below freezing.
Data from Banco Mundial, GeoNames and WorldClim. Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).