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Gliwice

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Gliwice at a glance

Best time
May – Sep
Warmest month
Aug · 24°
Sunshine a year
1,780 h
Rain a year
738 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Elevation
200 m

Climate in Gliwice

Gliwice has warm to hot summers and cold winters with occasional snow. August is the warmest month with average highs of 24 °C, while January is the coolest at 1 °C. With around 1,780 hours of sunshine a year, Gliwice is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 7.8 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

48

Holiday weather in October

Fair

Best time to visit: May – September

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 8°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 14°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 13°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 11°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 9°

07:0617:56

Cold evenings: bring a warm jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 06:45–07:50 · evening 17:12–18:16
Blue hour
Morning 06:33–06:45 · evening 18:16–18:29

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

What is the weather like in Gliwice in October?

In October, Gliwice is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 53 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Gliwice.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 51 min07:06 – 17:56
UV index
2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
19 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
66 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+2Europe/Warsaw

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %59 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %13 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %54 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in October

  • A jumper for the evenings
  • Rain jacket or umbrella
Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Gliwice

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,780 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 7.8 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 1.6 h a day
OctoberSunshine 3.8 hDaylight 10.8 hShare of daylight 35 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 3.8 of 10.8 hours of daylight in Gliwice, 35 % of the day.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Sun protection

UV index in Gliwice

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
2 · lowLittle protection needed; sunglasses on bright days.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 8).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 60 min
Fair skin
about 80 min
Light brown skin
about 110 min
Olive skin
over 2 h

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen it, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Rain

Rain in Gliwice: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
738 mm on 137 days
Wettest month
Jul · 104 mm
Driest month
Dec · 41 mm
OctoberRainy days 10Rainfall 53 mm

In October, Gliwice has about 10 rainy days with 53 mm of rain in total.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Gliwice

How breezy and how cloudy Gliwice is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
18 km/h · light breeze
Windiest month
Jan · 20 km/h
Calmest month
Aug · 16 km/h
OctoberWind 19 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Gliwice typically peaks at 19 km/h during the day: Beaufort 3, light breeze.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
65 % · mostly cloudy
Clearest month
Aug · 54 %
Cloudiest month
Dec · 76 %
OctoberCloud cover 66 %Sunshine 3.8 h

In October, cloud covers on average 66 % of the sky over Gliwice: mostly cloudy, with about 3.8 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Gliwice

How often the day gets hot in Gliwice (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
5 days
Hottest month
Aug · 24 °C
Hot months
none

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 0Day high 14 °C

In October, Gliwice has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 14 °C: pleasant. Heat plays no part this month.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Snow

Snow in Gliwice

Snow is possible in Gliwice, but no month makes it likely: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
18 days
Fresh snow a year
55 cm
Snow possible
Nov – Mar

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 0Fresh snow 1 cmChance of snow 4 / 100

In October, it hardly ever snows in Gliwice.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Gliwice

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Frost below 0°
  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°
  • Pleasant 15–20°

ColdOctober: nights around 7°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−4°), the warmest in July (15°). Nights are pleasant for sleeping (15 to 20 °C) from July to August. Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to April, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 14°Night 7°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan151°−4°1.8 h1145
FebruaryFeb174°−3°2.7 h1042
MarchMar208°0°4.1 h1145
AprilApr5914°5°6.3 h1047
MayMay7419°10°7.2 h1376
JuneJun7622°13°7.5 h1383
JulyJul7424°15°7.8 h14104
AugustAug7924°15°7.8 h1279
SeptemberSep7319°11°5.6 h1173
OctoberOct4814°7°3.8 h1053
NovemberNov188°3°2.2 h1049
DecemberDec173°−2°1.6 h1041

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

50.30° N, 18.68° E · 200 m · Europe/Warsaw

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Gliwice

The best time to visit Gliwice is from May to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable from August to September. Rain is most frequent from May to August; the wettest month is July with 104 mm.

Gliwice through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Gliwice in spring

Mar – May

51

Fair

  • 8–19 °C by day
  • 6 h of sun a day
  • 34 rainy days in all

Gliwice in summer

Jun – Aug

76

Good

  • 22–24 °C by day
  • 8 h of sun a day
  • 39 rainy days in all

Gliwice in autumn

Sep – Nov

46

Fair

  • 8–19 °C by day
  • 4 h of sun a day
  • 32 rainy days in all

Gliwice in winter

Dec – Feb

16

Poor

  • 1–4 °C by day
  • 2 h of sun a day
  • 31 rainy days in all

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Gliwice for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: June – August

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Compare two months in Gliwice

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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August has the better holiday weather in Gliwice: score 79 against 48. In August, days are 10 °C warmer than in October. August has 2 more rainy days. The sun shines 4 hours longer a day in August.

October vs. August, Gliwice
MonthOctoberAugust
Weather score4879better
Day high14°24°
Night low7°15°
Sunshine3.8 h7.8 hbetter
Rainy days10better12
Rainfall53 mmbetter79 mm
Muggy days0better2

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

Aug – Sep

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Rainy months

May – Aug

12 or more rainy days

Snow

Dec – Mar

Snow on 2 or more days

Gliwice month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

15January1° · 2 h

In January, Gliwice is freezing cold: daytime highs average 1 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−4 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 11 days, totalling 45 mm. Snow falls on about 5 days. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in January
17February4° · 3 h

In February, Gliwice is cold: daytime highs average 4 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−3 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 3 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 10 days, totalling 42 mm. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in February
20March8° · 4 h

In March, Gliwice is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (0 °C). Expect around 4 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 45 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in March
59April14° · 6 h

In April, Gliwice is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 5 °C. Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 47 mm in total. All in all, April is a so-so month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in April
74May19° · 7 h

In May, Gliwice is mild: daytime highs average 19 °C, and nights cool down to about 10 °C. The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 76 mm in total. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in May
76June22° · 8 h

In June, Gliwice is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 83 mm in total. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in June
74July24° · 8 h

In July, Gliwice is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 15 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. It rains often – on about 14 days, adding up to 104 mm. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in July
79August24° · 8 h

In August, Gliwice is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 15 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 79 mm in total. All in all, August is a good month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in August
73September19° · 6 h

In September, Gliwice is mild: daytime highs average 19 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 73 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in September
48October14° · 4 h

In October, Gliwice is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 53 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in October
18November8° · 2 h

In November, Gliwice is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights cool down to about 3 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 49 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in November
17December3° · 2 h

In December, Gliwice is cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−2 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 10 days, totalling 41 mm. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gliwice.

Gliwice in December
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Gliwice vs. Zabrze

In October the holiday weather in Gliwice and Zabrze is about equally good (score 48 vs. 45). During the day it is about as warm in Zabrze as in Gliwice.

Gliwice vs. Zabrze, in October
in OctoberGliwiceZabrze
Holiday score4845
Daytime high14°14°
Sunshine4 h4 h
Rainy days1011
Best timeMay – SepMay – Sep

Through the year

OctoberGliwice 14°Zabrze 14°
GliwiceZabrze
Go to Zabrze
Ranking

Poland in October: the best places

In October, Gliwice ranks 4 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

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Planning a trip to Gliwice

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Gliwice in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Gliwice has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 77) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 16).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    47

    Fair

    • 13 °C by day
    • 5.6 h of sun a day
    • 10 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    74

    Good

    • 20 °C by day
    • 7.3 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    77

    GoodBest holidays

    • 24 °C by day
    • 7.8 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • October half-term

    Oct

    48

    Fair

    • 14 °C by day
    • 3.8 h of sun a day
    • 10 rainy days a month
  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    16

    Poor

    • 2 °C by day
    • 1.7 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 2 h 5 min
Distance
1,340 km
Time zone
UTC+2
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

Frequently asked questions about Gliwice

When is the best time to visit Gliwice?

The best time to visit Gliwice is from May to September. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Gliwice?

August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C and nights around 15 °C. January is the coolest month at 1 °C.

When does it rain most in Gliwice?

Rain is most frequent from May to August; the wettest month is July with 104 mm. The driest month is December with 41 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Gliwice get?

Gliwice gets around 1,780 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 7.8 hours a day; in December there are 1.6 hours a day.

What time zone is Gliwice in?

Gliwice uses the time zone Europe/Warsaw: UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Gliwice?

A nonstop flight from London to Gliwice takes about 2 h 5 min, for a straight-line distance of about 1,340 km.

Which school holidays are best for Gliwice?

Gliwice has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 77) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 16). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 47, May half-term 74, Summer holidays 77, October half-term 48, Christmas holidays 16.

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