Białystok
City in Poland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Białystok is a city in Poland, in Podlasie. About 295,683 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Poland in our atlas.
It lies at 53.13° N, 23.16° E, about 135 m (443 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Warsaw time zone.
Location
Red dot: Białystok. Green dots: other major cities of Poland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Białystok has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -8°C (17°F). Around 663 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in PolandNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Warsaw · 175 km
- Lublin · 213 km
- Łódź · 289 km
- Gdańsk · 330 km
- Bydgoszcz · 343 km
- Gdynia · 345 km
- Kraków · 403 km
- Katowice · 422 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 776069 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q761 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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