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Municipality

Oświęcim

Located in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Coordinates: 50°00′52″ N 19°14′37″ E

Map showing the location of Oświęcim Oświęcim
Location in Poland
Population
18,325
18.3K
Elevation
245 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Places inside
12
listed under Oświęcim
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport39 km
KTW Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport53 km

About Oświęcim

Oświęcim is a municipality. Location: Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Population: 18,325. Elevation: 245 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Auschwitz I Concentration Camp and Auschwitz III Monowitz Concentration Camp.

Climate of Oświęcim

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 Oświęcim
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 Oświęcim

The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), 39 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 206 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 39 kmeast
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 53 kmnorth
  • Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 89 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 211 kmsouthwest
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 240 kmsoutheast
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 260 kmsouthwest
  • Győr Population: 129.3K 285 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Oświęcim

Within 100 km: 71 historic and cultural sites, 291 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • Wielki Dział Mountain 17 kmSE
  • Beskid Mały Mountain 25 kmS
  • Jawornica Mountain 25 kmS
  • Hrobacza Łąka Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km150 places

  • Beskid Śląski Mountain 56 kmS
  • Główniak Mountain 52 kmSE
  • Wyżni Syhlec Mountain 52 kmSE
  • Niżni Syhlec Mountain 53 kmSE

60–100 km184 places

  • Korňa River 80 kmSW
  • Beskids Mountain 98 kmSE
  • Veľký Kriváň Mountain 93 kmS
  • Gírová Mountain 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Oświęcim

12 places
  1. 1 Grojec 2.9K
  2. 2 Zaborze 2.5K
  3. 3 Brzezinka 2.1K
  4. 4 Poręba Wielka 1.9K
  5. 5 Babice 1.6K
  6. 6 Włosienica 1.5K
  7. 7 Rajsko 1.4K
  8. 8 Harmęże 613

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

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

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