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Municipality

Chełmek

Located in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Coordinates: 50°06′41″ N 19°15′01″ E

Map showing the location of Chełmek Chełmek
Location in Poland
Population
13,010
13K
Elevation
241 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Chełmek
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport38 km
KTW Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport42 km

About Chełmek

Chełmek is a municipality. Location: Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Population: 13,010. Elevation: 241 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Janinagrube Concentration Camp and Auschwitz II Birkenau Concentration and Extermination Camp.

Climate of Chełmek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 43 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (95 mm)
Driest month
February (31 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 Chełmek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°14°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°3°8°11°13°12°9°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)353136537795958665494341

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

How to get to Chełmek

The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 213 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 38 kmeast
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 42 kmnorth
  • Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 94 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 213 kmsoutheast
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 216 kmsouthwest
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 250 kmsoutheast
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 269 kmsouthwest
  • Győr Population: 129.3K 295 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Chełmek

Within 100 km: 72 historic and cultural sites, 233 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

0–25 km21 places

  • Kattowitz Concentration Camp Historic site 24 kmNW
  • Kobier Concentration Camp Historic site 23 kmW
  • Rajsko Concentration Camp Historic site 12 kmS
  • Chełmek Concentration Camp Historic site 1 kmS

25–60 km124 places

  • Smerkowiec Mountain 40 kmS
  • Na Beskidzie Mountain 40 kmS
  • Bucze Mountain 47 kmSW
  • Wysokie Mountain 43 kmSW

60–100 km161 places

  • Korňa River 90 kmSW
  • Gírová Mountain 72 kmSW
  • Orava Castle Historic site 95 kmS
  • Obidowiec Mountain 85 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Chełmek

3 places
  1. 1 Chełmek 9.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

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