Warsaw
Capital of Poland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Castle Square (22346p): Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Warsaw is the capital of Poland, in Mazovia. About 1.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Poland in our atlas.
It lies at 52.23° N, 21.01° E, about 113 m (371 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Warsaw time zone.
Location
Red dot: Warsaw. Green dots: other major cities of Poland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Warsaw has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 26°C (79°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (20°F). Around 630 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in PolandNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Łódź · 116 km
- Lublin · 152 km
- Białystok · 177 km
- Bydgoszcz · 227 km
- Kraków · 252 km
- Katowice · 257 km
- Poznań · 278 km
- Gdańsk · 285 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 756135 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q270 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Castle Square (22346p): Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stadion narodowy panorama: XEvansGambitx, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pałac Kultury i Nauki 2019: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl (Wikimedia Commons)
- Warszawa-Zamek Królewski: Marcin Białek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie: Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kolumna Zygmunta III Wazy 2020: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl (Wikimedia Commons)
- Warszawa - Pałac Łazienkowski (13): Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pałac Belweder w Warszawie: Mkos, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl (Wikimedia Commons)
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