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Municipality

Bochnia

Located in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Coordinates: 49°58′29″ N 20°25′45″ E

Map showing the location of Bochnia Bochnia
Location in Poland
Population
29,992
30K
Elevation
211 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Bochnia
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport48 km
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport101 km

About Bochnia

Bochnia is a municipality. Location: Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Population: 29,992. Elevation: 211 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Brzesko Ghetto and Kostrza.

Climate of Bochnia

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (112 mm)
Driest month
February (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Bochnia
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°14°20°23°24°24°19°14°7°3°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°-1°4°8°11°13°12°9°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)43353757801121129068534442

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Bochnia

The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 153 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 48 kmwest
  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 101 kmsouth
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 111 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 153 kmsoutheast
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 210 kmsouth
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 244 kmsoutheast
  • Debrecen Population: 202.4K 286 kmsouth
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 290 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bochnia

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 292 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Kostrza Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Bochnia Ghetto Historic site 1 kmS
  • Brzesko Ghetto Historic site 13 kmE
  • Koszyce Ghetto Historic site 24 kmNE

25–60 km97 places

  • Obidowiec Mountain 53 kmSW
  • Jaworzyna Mountain 55 kmS
  • Przysłop Mountain 50 kmS
  • Borsuczyny Mountain 53 kmS

60–100 km290 places

  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 89 kmS
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 95 kmS
  • Ostrá Mountain 95 kmS
  • Vysoká Mountain 92 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bochnia

1 place

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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