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Elevation
761 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Międzybrodzie Bialskie
2 km W
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 Airport52 km
KTW Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport77 km

About Żar

Żar is a mountain. Location: Czernichów, Żywiec County. Elevation: 761 m.

From Wikipedia

Żar is a mountain in the mountain range of Little Beskids in southern Poland, 761 m above the sea level. Below the mountain is an artificial lake (the Międzybrodzkie lake) that was created by damming the Soła river. The elevation of the lake is 318 metres (1,043 ft) above sea level.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Żar

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 Żar
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 Żar

The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), 52 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 190 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 52 kmnortheast
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 77 kmnorth
  • Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 81 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 190 kmsoutheast
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 201 kmwest
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 219 kmsoutheast
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 239 kmsouthwest
  • Győr Population: 129.3K 262 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Żar

Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 369 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Smerkowiec Mountain 13 kmE
  • Na Beskidzie Mountain 13 kmE
  • Wysokie Mountain 19 kmW
  • Wielki Dział Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km118 places

  • Gírová Mountain 42 kmSW
  • Orava Castle Historic site 59 kmS
  • Bugaj Mountain 46 kmS
  • Oravská Magura Mountain 55 kmS

60–100 km256 places

  • Korňa River 60 kmSW
  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 99 kmSE
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 94 kmSE
  • Ostrá Mountain 90 kmSE

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