2. topography
It is located in the
east-central part of
Europe
the country's
geographical
location
determined
by
sub-tropical
air from the
south.
cold polar air
from
Scandinavia
and Russia
influenced
by
The
climate in
Poland
maritime
elements
oceanic air
currents from
the west
moderate
climate
with both
continental
elements
3. The weather tends
to be capricious and
the seasons may
look quite different
in consecutive years
the eastern and
southern part of the
country
continental climate with
• harsh winters
• hotter, drier summers
the northen and
western Poland
maritime climate
, with
• Gentle, humid
winters
• cool, rainy
summers
5. the average
daily air
temperature
ranges from
0°C to 5°C
it is one
month with
alternating wintry
and springlike
conditions
usually comes at the
end of February, even
then it can be felt only
in Pomerania and west
Poland
The highlanders have to
wait for it until mid March,
while in the north east
early spring arrives another
two weeks later
6. spring
it usually lasts
about 60 days
it comes
from the west
the daily
temperature
ranges from
5°C to 15°C
lots of
sunny days
and rainy
as well
the vegetation
season begins
7. the late summer is often influenced by dry, subtropical, continental air mass that bring plenty of warm
days
on the average, precipitation in summer
is twice that in winter
with June being usually
the rainiest month of the year
the greatest amount of sunshine in
summer is to be found on the Baltic coast
hot days, when the temperature exceeds
25°C, occur from May to September
begins in May and is about four months long,
but its length depends on geographical region
in the north it lasts about 2.5 months
in the south east, centre and south
west of the country it is
over 3 months long.
the hottest month is July with the average
temperature standing at 16-19°C
8. Polish "Indian summer in mid
September is a warm and
sunny transition between
summer and autumn
early autumn is
generally sunny
and warm
the average
temperature drops
to between 5 C
and 15 C
late autumn
is a period of rainy
cold weather
leaves start to fall off
the trees
you can still feel the
wafts of warmth
10. comes in December and the frosts don't
want to go away for a long time - until
late February or early March
is cold and cloudy.
brings frequent
snowstorms but
relatively low total
precipitation.
The average
temperature in
January is about -4°C
but it can fall as low as
-35°C
11. the Icelandic low
(stronger in winter)
The main pressure systems
that affect the weather
the Azores anticyclone
(more active in summer)
the East Asian high in
winter
the changing atmospheric
fronts from Asia
the South Asian low in
summer
12. 60 % of all windy
days the winds are
from the west
with its diversified
topography, Poland
also has local winds
they are typically
weak to moderate,
their speed
ranging from 2 to
10 m/s
along the Baltic coast
on a cloudless summer day you
can experience a pleasant sea
breeze which occurs during the
day and is felt about 10km inland
Strong and very strong winds occur
at the seaside, causing storms
in the mountains, where their
speed may exceed 30 m/s
In the mountains
there are mountain-valley winds.
The best-known one is the
halny, which blows in the Tatras
13. In 1901
when winds
brought dust from
Sahara, a black-brown
rain fell
71 years later the same
phenomenon was
responsible for orange
snow in
Zakopane
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total
the
Carpathians
the Sudetes
lowlands
uplands
Pomeranian
and Masurian
lake districts
Wielkopolska
and Kujawy.
14. the average annual temperature in
Poland is about 8°C and varies
•for the regions of Poland
•depending on height above sea level
•distance from the Baltic Sea
the coldest spot is around
Suwalki. Harsh and long
winters, lasting over
4 months, earned it the
name of Poland's cold pole
In the summer temperatures
are lower in northern Poland
because of the Baltic Sea
the coldest month in
Poland is January.
the lowest temperatures are
in the mountains
the hottest month is July
the highest are
in western and central
Poland