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Żywiec weather & best time to visit

City break

Żywiec at a glance

Best time
May – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 25°
Sunshine a year
1,710 h
Rain a year
852 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Elevation
347 m

Climate in Żywiec

Żywiec has mild to warm summers and cold winters with occasional snow. July is the warmest month with average highs of 25 °C, while January is the coolest at 2 °C. With around 1,710 hours of sunshine a year, Żywiec is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 7.5 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Żywiec

The best time to visit Żywiec is from May to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable from August to September. Rain is frequent in January; the wettest month is July with 111 mm.

Żywiec through the seasons

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

Żywiec in spring

Mar – May

49

Fair

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

Żywiec in summer

Jun – Aug

74

Good

  • 23–25 °C by day
  • 7.4 h of sun a day
  • 41 rainy days in all

Żywiec in autumn

Sep – Nov

45

Fair

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

Żywiec in winter

Dec – Feb

13

Poor

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

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

Jan

Rainy season or more than 12 rainy days

Snow

Nov – Mar

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

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

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: June – August

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

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

47

Holiday weather in October

Fair

Best time to visit: May – September

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 7°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 14°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 13°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 9°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 8°

07:0317:55

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 06:43–07:47 · evening 17:11–18:15
Blue hour
Morning 06:30–06:43 · evening 18:15–18:27

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.

October in Żywiec compared with home

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 16° at the start of the month to 11° at the end. The days get 1.7 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high16°11°
Night-time low7°3°
Daylight11.7 h10.0 h

What is the weather like in Żywiec in October?

In October, Żywiec is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 5 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 60 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Żywiec.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 52 min07:03 – 17:55
UV index
2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
16 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+2offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %59 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %12 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %49 %

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

Compare two months in Żywiec

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 Żywiec: score 78 against 47. In August, days are 10 °C warmer than in October. August has one more rainy day. The sun shines 4 hours longer a day in August.

October vs August, Żywiec
MonthOctoberAugust
Holiday weather score4778better
Daytime high14°24°
Night-time low5°13°
Sunshine3.7 h7.4 hbetter
Rainy days11better12
Rainfall60 mmbetter88 mm
Muggy days0better2

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Żywiec month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

12January2° · 1.7 h

In January, Żywiec is bitterly cold: daytime highs average 2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−5 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.7 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 13 days, totalling 54 mm; on about 7 of them it snows. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in January
13February4° · 2.5 h

In February, Żywiec is cold: daytime highs average 4 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−4 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.5 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 12 days, totalling 53 mm; on about 6 of them it snows. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in February
18March8° · 4.2 h

In March, Żywiec is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). Expect around 4.2 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 53 mm in total. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in March
58April15° · 6.1 h

In April, Żywiec is cool: daytime highs average 15 °C, and nights cool down to about 3 °C. Expect around 6.1 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 60 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, April is a so-so month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in April
71May19° · 7.1 h

In May, Żywiec is mild: daytime highs average 19 °C, and nights cool down to about 8 °C. The sun shines for around 7.1 hours a day. It rains often – on about 15 days, adding up to 97 mm. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in May
72June23° · 7.3 h

In June, Żywiec is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. The sun shines for around 7.3 hours a day. It rains often – on about 14 days, adding up to 92 mm. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in June
71July25° · 7.5 h

In July, Żywiec is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. The sun shines for around 7.5 hours a day. It rains often – on about 15 days, adding up to 111 mm. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in July
78August24° · 7.4 h

In August, Żywiec is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. The sun shines for around 7.4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 88 mm in total. All in all, August is a good month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in August
71September19° · 5.2 h

In September, Żywiec is mild: daytime highs average 19 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. Expect around 5.2 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 81 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in September
47October14° · 3.7 h

In October, Żywiec is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 5 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 60 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in October
17November8° · 2.1 h

In November, Żywiec is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights cool down to about 1 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.1 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 55 mm in total. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in November
15December3° · 1.4 h

In December, Żywiec is cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−3 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.4 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 11 days, totalling 48 mm; on about 5 of them it snows. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Żywiec.

Żywiec in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

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

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Żywiec

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°

ColdOctober: nights around 5°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−5°), the warmest in July (13°). 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 5°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan122°−5°1.7 h1354
FebruaryFeb134°−4°2.5 h1253
MarchMar188°−1°4.2 h1253
AprilApr5815°3°6.1 h1260
MayMay7119°8°7.1 h1597
JuneJun7223°11°7.3 h1492
JulyJul7125°13°7.5 h15111
AugustAug7824°13°7.4 h1288
SeptemberSep7119°9°5.2 h1181
OctoberOct4714°5°3.7 h1160
NovemberNov178°1°2.1 h1055
DecemberDec153°−3°1.4 h1148

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), 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

49.69° N, 19.19° E · 347 m · Europe/Warsaw

Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Żywiec

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

Per year
1,710 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 7.5 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 1.4 h a day
OctoberSunshine 3.7 hDaylight 10.9 hShare of daylight 34 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 3.7 of 10.9 hours of daylight in Żywiec, 34 % of the daylight hours.

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.

Rain

Rain in Żywiec: 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
852 mm on 147 days
Wettest month
Jul · 111 mm
Driest month
Dec · 48 mm
OctoberRainy days 11Rainfall 60 mm

In October, Żywiec has about 11 rainy days with 60 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Żywiec

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 75 min
Light brown skin
about 105 min
Olive skin
over 2 h

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, 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.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Żywiec

How breezy and how cloudy Żywiec 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
16 km/h · gentle breeze
Windiest month
Feb · 18 km/h
Calmest month
Aug · 14 km/h
OctoberWind 16 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Żywiec typically peaks at 16 km/h during the day: Beaufort 3, gentle breeze.

Clouds

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

Year average
65 % · mostly cloudy
Clearest month
Aug · 55 %
Cloudiest month
Dec · 75 %
OctoberCloud cover 66 %Sunshine 3.7 h

In October, cloud covers on average 66 % of the sky over Żywiec: mostly cloudy, with about 3.7 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 Żywiec

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

Hot days a year
6 days
Hottest month
Jul · 25 °C
Hot months
none

Heat calendar

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

In October, Żywiec 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 Żywiec

When Żywiec is likely to be white: 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
26 days
Fresh snow a year
84 cm
Snowy months
Jan – Feb

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 0Fresh snow 2 cmChance of snow 4 / 100

In October, it hardly ever snows in Żywiec.

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.

Planning a trip to Żywiec

Weather for your travel dates

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

Żywiec 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.

Żywiec has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 76) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 14).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    46

    Fair

    • 13 °C by day
    • 5.5 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    71

    Good

    • 20 °C by day
    • 7.1 h of sun a day
    • 15 rainy days a month
  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    76

    GoodBest holidays

    • 24 °C by day
    • 7.4 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month
  • October half-term

    Oct

    47

    Fair

    • 14 °C by day
    • 3.7 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month
  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    14

    Poor

    • 2 °C by day
    • 1.5 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain, Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 2 h 10 min
Distance
1,400 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.

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Żywiec vs Bielsko-Biała

In October the holiday weather in Żywiec and Bielsko-Biała is about equally good (score 47 vs 46). During the day it is about as warm in Bielsko-Biała as in Żywiec.

Żywiec vs Bielsko-Biała, in October
in OctoberŻywiecBielsko-Biała
Holiday weather score4746
Daytime high14°14°
Sunshine4 h4 h
Rainy days1111
Best timeMay – SepMay – Sep

Through the year

OctoberŻywiec 14°Bielsko-Biała 14°
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In October, Żywiec ranks 24 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

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  9. 24ŻywiecThis page14°47
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Frequently asked questions about Żywiec

When is the best time to visit Żywiec?

The best time to visit Żywiec 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 Żywiec?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C and nights around 13 °C. January is the coolest month at 2 °C.

When does it rain most in Żywiec?

Rain is frequent in January; the wettest month is July with 111 mm. The driest month is December with 48 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Żywiec get?

Żywiec gets around 1,710 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 7.5 hours a day; in December there are 1.4 hours a day.

What time zone is Żywiec in?

Żywiec is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Żywiec?

A nonstop flight from London to Żywiec takes about 2 h 10 min, for a straight-line distance of about 1,400 km.

Which school holidays are best for Żywiec?

Żywiec has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 76) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 14). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 46, May half-term 71, summer holidays 76, October half-term 47, Christmas holidays 14.