Travel.LovePoland December 2020
Dear Readers, As befits the winter issue of the magazine, we encourage you to get to know and visit various parts of Poland. We show you round the most famous places, such as Gdańsk or the Tatras (in Łukasz' beautiful photographs), but we also encourage you to get to know the less known ones, such as Tylicz or Ochodzita or the Herbst Museum in Łódź. As usual, we devote a lot of space to Polish nature. This time in two articles: Magda and Łukasz take you on the Biebrza, and Włodzimierz Stachoń invites you to get to know wild birds. There must be also something about Christmas traditions. As always, Kasia Skóra will tell about many of them – but she won't be the only one. Get to know some secrets of Polish Christmas cuisine, including those described by Magdalena Tomaszewska-Bolałek. And almost at the end, we have for you a beautiful, in our opinion, photo gallery by Kamila Rosińska - kept in a very festive mood. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Good New Year.
Dear Readers,
As befits the winter issue of the magazine, we encourage you to get to know and visit various parts of Poland. We show you round the most famous places, such as Gdańsk or the Tatras (in Łukasz' beautiful photographs), but we also encourage you to get to know the less known ones, such as Tylicz or Ochodzita or the Herbst Museum in Łódź. As usual, we devote a lot of space to Polish nature. This time in two articles: Magda and Łukasz take you on the Biebrza, and Włodzimierz Stachoń invites you to get to know wild birds. There must be also something about Christmas traditions. As always, Kasia Skóra will tell about many of them – but she won't be the only one. Get to know some secrets of Polish Christmas cuisine, including those described by Magdalena Tomaszewska-Bolałek. And almost at the end, we have for you a beautiful, in our opinion, photo gallery by Kamila Rosińska - kept in a very festive mood.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Good New Year.
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of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, December is a favourite month of many people in Poland. The name of the month – grudzień – comes from the Polish
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gruda, meaning frozen ground. The average temperature in December in Poland drops below zero: -0,16°C / 32°F. The average rainfall level in December in
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photo: Tomeyk
Poland is 38 mm (similar level to March and April).
text by Magdalena Piasecka
www.kidsinthecity.pl
Winter Weather in Poland
Wintertime in Poland: December – a month with the shortest day of the
year in Poland, January – the coldest month in Poland, February – the
least rainy month in Poland.
In 2020, astronomical winter begins on December 21 with the winter
solstice – is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight in Poland in the
whole year. On a positive note – starting from December 22, the days in
Poland get longer and the nights shorter. The length of the day goes from
7 hours 42 min. on December 22 to 10 hours 50 min. at the end of
February.Winter in Poland is cold and usually snowy. To stay cozy in cold
weather in Poland, you will need a hat, coat, scarf, gloves, and winter
boots. The lowest temperature is recorded in eastern and southern
Poland. Remember that the temperature in the wintertime in Poland drops
significantly at night!
The weather during the winter in Poland differs. Usually, the
temperature is around freezing or a few degrees below, but it happens
that the temperature drops below -20°C (-4°F). Recent years have
seen an increase in average winter temperatures compared to
previous years. Trends also indicate that we can start getting used to
relatively warmer December in Poland and winter shifting for the
period from January to March. Because of Christmas and New Year’s
Eve, December is a favourite month of many people in Poland. The
name of the month – grudzień – comes from the Polish word gruda,
meaning frozen ground. The average temperature in December in
Poland drops below zero: -0,16°C / 32°F. The average rainfall level in
December in Poland is 38 mm (similar level to March and April). Sunset
on December 1: 3.27 pm, December 31: 3.32 pm.
January is the coldest month in Poland. The average temperature in
January in Poland is -1,5°C / 30,2°F. The average rainfall level in
Poland in January is 37 mm. The Polish name for January – styczeń –
comes from the word stykać meaning to connect old and new year.
Sunset on January 1: 3.33 pm, January 31: 4.20 pm. The average
temperature in February in Poland is still below 0 (-0,3°C / 32°F).
February is the least rainy month in Poland. The average rainfall level
in Poland in February is 31 mm. What does the word luty – February –
mean in Polish? The word luty in the old Polish language meant fierce,
very cold. Sunset on February 1: 4.21 pm, February 28: 5.14 pm.
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