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Municipality

Żary

Located in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodship Coordinates: 51°39′53″ N 15°06′36″ E

Map showing the location of Żary Żary
Location in Poland
Population
12,374
12.4K
Elevation
171 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Żary
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
IEG Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport71 km
DRS Dresden Airport110 km

About Żary

Żary is a municipality. Location: Żary County, Lubusz Voivodship. Population: 12,374. Elevation: 171 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Gassen Concentration Camp and Halbau Concentration Camp.

Climate of Żary

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 47 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (88 mm)
Driest month
February (37 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 Żary
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)443741436160887149434749

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Żary

The nearest airport is Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG), 71 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Dresden Airport (DRS) (110 km). The nearest large city is Dresden, 117 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 71 kmnortheast
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 110 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 135 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 117 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 151 kmnorthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 162 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 178 kmsouthwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 182 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Żary

Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 738 natural sites, 325 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Christianstadt Concentration Camp Historic site 17 kmNE
  • Gassen Concentration Camp Historic site 12 kmNW
  • Halbau Concentration Camp Historic site 19 kmS

25–60 km233 places

  • Lutzke River 48 kmNW
  • Buschteich Lake 53 kmSW
  • Obersee Lake 53 kmSW
  • Winkelteich Lake 53 kmSW

60–100 km935 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 99 kmSW
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 92 kmS
  • Meierei-See Lake 96 kmNW
  • Zeuster See Lake 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Żary

1 place
  1. 1 Sieniawa Żarska 1.1K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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