Weather in Warsaw
Let's look at weather data in Warsaw over the past 50 years. Weather data recorded by the Warszawa-Okęcie weather station.
Let's look at weather data in Warsaw over the past 50 years. Weather data recorded by the Warszawa-Okęcie weather station.
Over these years (Table 1), the average temperature increased from 8.1 oC during the observation period 1971-2000. up to 10.2 oC in 2016-2020. In 2021, the average annual temperature in Warsaw was only 8.9 oC.
Serious conclusions about the state of the weather during this time cannot be drawn due to the different periods of the data presented. However, we can say for sure that the air temperature in Warsaw has increased.
As you can see, the hottest weather in the last 50 years in Warsaw was 37.0 degrees, and the coldest was minus 30.7 degrees. As a result, the temperature amplitude was 67.7 oC.
Table 1. Air temperature
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Temperatures in oC |
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averagea |
extreme |
amplitudes of extreme temperatures |
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1971—2000 |
1991—2020 |
2011—2020 |
2016—2020 |
2021 |
maximum |
minimum |
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1971—2021 |
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Warszawa-Okęcie |
106 |
8,1 |
9,0 |
9,8 |
10,2 |
8,9 |
37,0 |
–30,7 |
67,7 |
a Data for multi-year periods include annual averages from these periods. |
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S o u r c e: data of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management — National Research Institute. |
The average annual precipitation over 50 years of observations was, in principle, at the same level: 519-554 mm (Table 2). Only 2021 was not only cool, but also rainy. The average wind speed was not that high - 3.3 m/s, but the cloudiness was above average.
Table 2. Atmospheric precipitation, wind velocity and cloudiness
Meteorological station |
Station elevation above the sea level in m |
Total annual precipitation in mm |
Average wind velocity in m/s |
Average cloudiness in octants a |
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average b |
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1971—2000 |
1991—2020 |
2011—2020 |
2016—2020 |
2021 |
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Warszawa-Okęcie |
106 |
519 |
550 |
546 |
554 |
676 |
3,3 |
5,3 |
a Degree of cloudiness: from 0 (no clouds) to 8 (total cloud cover). b Data for multi-year periods include annual averages from these periods. |
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S o u r c e: data of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management — National Research Institute. |
Also, air temperature, precipitation and cloudiness in Warsaw can be tracked on a monthly basis (Table 3).
Table 3. Meteorological data of Warszawa-Okęcie meteorological station
Months |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Y e a r s a |
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Air temperature in oC b |
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1971—2000 |
–2,2 |
–1,2 |
2,6 |
7,9 |
13,7 |
16,5 |
18,1 |
17,7 |
13,0 |
8,1 |
2,8 |
–0,4 |
1991—2020 |
–1,5 |
–0,4 |
3,2 |
9,2 |
14,3 |
17,7 |
19,7 |
19,1 |
14,0 |
8,7 |
3,8 |
–0,1 |
2011—2020 |
–1,1 |
–0,1 |
4,1 |
9,9 |
14,8 |
18,9 |
20,0 |
20,1 |
15,0 |
9,5 |
4,9 |
1,8 |
2016—2020 |
–1,0 |
1,3 |
4,5 |
10,2 |
14,9 |
19,9 |
19,8 |
20,3 |
15,4 |
10,0 |
4,9 |
2,1 |
2021 |
–1,4 |
–2,3 |
3,3 |
7,0 |
12,9 |
20,5 |
21,9 |
17,2 |
13,9 |
9,6 |
5,3 |
–0,9 |
Atmospheric precipitation in mm |
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1971—2000 |
22 |
22 |
28 |
35 |
51 |
71 |
73 |
59 |
49 |
38 |
36 |
34 |
1991—2020 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
35 |
56 |
64 |
82 |
61 |
50 |
40 |
36 |
36 |
2011—2020 |
35 |
29 |
25 |
32 |
61 |
64 |
85 |
53 |
50 |
48 |
24 |
39 |
2016—2020 |
26 |
37 |
26 |
21 |
52 |
69 |
66 |
60 |
62 |
68 |
24 |
42 |
2021 |
31 |
28 |
18 |
58 |
65 |
56 |
154 |
171 |
32 |
10 |
35 |
19 |
Cloudiness in octants bc |
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2020 |
6,4 |
5,9 |
4,2 |
3,3 |
5,0 |
5,1 |
4,5 |
4,1 |
4,2 |
5,9 |
6,4 |
6,9 |
2021 |
6,9 |
5,6 |
5,5 |
5,3 |
5,0 |
3,4 |
4,7 |
5,3 |
4,6 |
4,4 |
6,2 |
6,6 |
a Data for multi-year periods include monthly averages from these periods. b Averages. c Degree of cloudiness: from 0 (no clouds) to 8 (total cloud cover). |
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S o u r c e: data of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management — National Research Institute. |
More information about the weather in Warsaw can be found here: https://okeask.com/en/category/poleznaya-informaciya/1638809445-weather-in-warsaw-in-recent-years
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