Winter in Poland?

yes! we finally have winter.
Amathyst, good news for you: Krakow is white :)

Its been snowing here too in the UK...I cant wait to go now....

I'll be just arriving this time next week....and will be sat in a nice bar having a beer after I throw my bags in the apartment....

Amathyst

Only in the north may I add

us soft southners are expeting tommorrow and Thursday I hope not though as I'll have to go out griting at work!
Bring on standstill Britain good to see some snow in Poland after a rather mild decmeber in Krakow

Its coming down and sticking now...just been to the shop and its damn cold out....perfect weather for me...and so looking foward to wrapping up warm next week in Krakow too...:)

There has hardly been real winter this year, today It was +10-15C.

The resorts mustve lost out on a lot of tourists this year

Winter in Poland

Hi!
I'm travelling to Warsaw and Krakow at the end of the year,probably in early January too..does anyone know about how the weather would be then?What do I need to bring,will there be lots of snowfall?

Appreciate your help!

Thanks:)

There was almost no snow in January this year...;] But it will be cold i thnik;]

It does get quite cold... but it varies from year to year, and to tell the truth it's really beautiful in Poland during winter time. Russia's where the unbearable cold is, -20'C in winter sometimes...

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Winter in Poland

How cold does it get? How long does it usually last?

hi, depends, which part of Poland, some places get -20 but thats not everyday, i would say around 0 to -10, and it last 3 months or more.

3 months, eh?

November to January?

Basically, what month does it normally begin to thaw?

Also, which parts of Poland have the harshest and longest cold periods of the winter?

ok maybe 4-5 months would be better, depending on the year, and the mountains would be the coldest areas.

Winter on the Baltic coast can also be quite tough, with strong, icy winds. The north-east (roughly the Warmia and Mazury region) is not to be sneezed at either! ;-)

why are people saying "winter in poland is not that bad, ok all english people, (im english), i live in gdansk, and in the winter (getting up at 6am) and all day its f'ng cold! we dont have a cold like it in england. we get -2 to -4 if its really cold in england(at night) im not compaining, give me a cold winter over a sometimes cold wet and rainy, and sometimes mild winter anyday.

poland is great! summers are hot winters are COLD. what more can you ask for beach and skiing.

Hello all,

Please do help me. I am Indian (Right now living in France), hereby requesting you to give me some information about Winter in Poland (X-mas and new year). I more likely to visit Poland for Christmas eve. But some sites are so scary regarding the winter. Can you please suggest me the pre requisites needed to be there. Clothes, shoes, cloves, etc?

please help me

thanks in advance

Probably the temperture will be between 0 and -5c degrees... But It can higher or lower...

if you have lived in northern india then you will be used to snow and cold weather but other parts you will find it hard as it does get cold, there are certain areas that get colder then other but in general it is a cold time, lots of layers, gloves, socks - no sarees or shalwar kammez they wont do the trick in poland.... where abouts will you be going....

christmas in poland is really enjoyable its a great time to visit.

All are recommended :)

It get's very cold. Where in PL? if you're in the E- NE be prepared :)

exactly Krakow.

What kind of Anorack is preferable? My stay will be between 20th of december till 1st of Jan.

If I get down in airport, Do I feel an immediate cold? frost bite?

It won't be Siberia, so don't worry about freezing to death unless you're at a standstill for hrs :) Just lke jareck said...layers.

you might feel something - the polish air

because everyones ideas of what's cold or not is different i need more info.
i'm arriving in Warsaw in early Feb. what's the average temperature? will it snow(cause that equals really really cold)? i was hoping to find out what clothing to bring with me beaceause i'll be coming from summer

Late Jan/early Feb is the coldest, normal temperature is between 0 and -10C.

first snow in krakow!my brother sent me a few pictures this morning.wonderful!

greg is right.february is usually the coldest month in the year.bring a lot of warm clothes.

Looks like this winter is going to be cold unlike the last one, which hadly deserved Its name.

hopefully.unfortunately i won't be in poland this year to see it...lets hope there will be great snow fall in wiltshire around christmas ;)

Hope all the snow comes my way. My snowmobile is reading and rearing to go.

Mine too, see ya on the trail:)

Poland also has snowmobiles, they are called "skuter śnieżny" but the trails there are not as well developed as in the US or Canada. They are very expensive and only a few have them. There are not enough open spaces in Poland to ride them but in Zakopane they are used by the ski patrol.