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Mountain

Beskid

Located in Porąbka, Bielsko-Biała County Coordinates: 49°46′46″ N 19°18′26″ E

Beskid
Jerzy Opioła · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
759 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Targanice
3.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport48 km
KTW Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport79 km

About Beskid

Beskid is a mountain. Location: Porąbka, Bielsko-Biała County. Elevation: 759 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Wielka Bukowa and Kocierz.

Climate of Beskid

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (117 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Beskid
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°5°10°16°19°21°21°16°11°4°1°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-4°0°5°8°9°9°6°2°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)504648629311411710578595756

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Beskid

The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 185 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 48 kmnortheast
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 79 kmnorth
  • Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 87 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 185 kmsoutheast
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 206 kmwest
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 215 kmsoutheast
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 243 kmsouthwest
  • Győr Population: 129.3K 264 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Beskid

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 373 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Smerkowiec Mountain 7 kmE
  • Na Beskidzie Mountain 7 kmE
  • Wielki Dział Mountain 13 kmNE
  • Kocierz Mountain 2 kmW

25–60 km141 places

  • Gírová Mountain 46 kmSW
  • Orava Castle Historic site 58 kmS
  • Bugaj Mountain 48 kmSW
  • Oravská Magura Mountain 53 kmS

60–100 km252 places

  • Korňa River 64 kmSW
  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 94 kmSE
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 89 kmSE
  • Ostrá Mountain 86 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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