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Municipality

Oświęcim

Located in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Coordinates: 50°02′01″ N 19°15′22″ E

Map showing the location of Oświęcim Oświęcim
Location in Poland
Population
38,678
38.7K
Elevation
249 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Oświęcim
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport38 km
KTW Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport51 km

About Oświęcim

Oświęcim is a municipality. Location: Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Population: 38,678. Elevation: 249 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Bobrek Concentration Camp and Auschwitz II Birkenau Concentration and Extermination 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), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 207 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 38 kmeast
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 51 kmnorth
  • Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 90 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 207 kmsoutheast
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 213 kmsouthwest
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 242 kmsoutheast
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 262 kmsouthwest
  • Győr Population: 129.3K 287 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Oświęcim

Within 100 km: 73 historic and cultural sites, 279 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Wielki Dział Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Hrobacza Łąka Mountain 24 kmS
  • Bujakowski Groń Mountain 23 kmS
  • Bukowski Groń Mountain 24 kmS

25–60 km153 places

  • Beskid Śląski Mountain 59 kmS
  • Główniak Mountain 54 kmSE
  • Wyżni Syhlec Mountain 54 kmSE
  • Niżni Syhlec Mountain 54 kmSE

60–100 km176 places

  • Korňa River 83 kmSW
  • Beskids Mountain 99 kmSE
  • Veľký Kriváň Mountain 95 kmS
  • Gírová Mountain 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Oświęcim

3 places

Nearby attractions & nature

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