Nowy Sącz climate: temperature and precipitation

Nowy Sącz climate data show a 1991-2020 mean annual temperature of 7.8 °C and 1,033 mm of precipitation per year. These ERA5-Land values use the grid cell assigned to the city centroid.

city Country Poland (PL) Geography City / greater city Area 58 km² Sources Eurostat · EEA · Copernicus
Nowy Sącz · Poland
Avg temp
7.8
°C · 1991-2020
#560 of 601
Rainfall
1,033
mm per year · 1991-2020
#95 of 601
Regional GDP
€12,700
EUR per inhabitant · 2023
Life expectancy
79.6
years · 2024
Eurostat does not report a population value for Nowy Sącz in the current city-statistics extract. This profile reports 14 of 50 displayed indicators. The population field remains missing.

Its 1991–2020 climate normal is a mean annual temperature of 7.8 °C with 1,033 mm of precipitation a year (Copernicus ERA5-Land).

In its wider region (NUTS PL218), GDP was €12,700 per inhabitant (2023, Eurostat) — a regional figure, not a city value.

This profile reports 14 of the 50 indicators currently tracked for European cities; the rest are not reported for Nowy Sącz. Source: official datasets listed in the source registry.

Climate (ERA5-Land normals)

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly means (1991-2020 normals) ↗ · ERA5-Land reanalysis at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather or a forecast.
Nowy Sącz climate by monthNowy Sącz monthly 1991-2020 normals. Temperature -3.0°C to 18.1°C; warmest Jul, coldest Jan. Precipitation up to 143mm per month.
Nowy Sącz monthly climate normals
MonthTempPrecip
Jan-3.0°C58mm
Feb-1.7°C60mm
Mar2.2°C64mm
Apr8.0°C80mm
May12.8°C121mm
Jun16.3°C125mm
Jul18.1°C143mm
Aug17.8°C99mm
Sep13.1°C91mm
Oct8.0°C75mm
Nov3.1°C60mm
Dec-1.6°C57mm
ERA5-Land 1991–2020 normals.
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#560 of 601 · 7th pct · #56 in Poland
7.8
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#577 of 601 · 4th pct · #58 in Poland
-3.0
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#509 of 601 · 15th pct · #55 in Poland
18.1
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land reanalysis total precipitation at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather.
#95 of 601 · 84th pct · #2 in Poland
1,033
mm per year · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land mean surface solar radiation; this is irradiance, NOT sunshine hours.
#389 of 601 · 35th pct · #21 in Poland
127
W per m2 · centroid · 1991-2020
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Nowy Sącz: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 7.8. Higher than 41 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.3 to 24.5; median 10.6.
Nowy Sącz: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz7.8
Higher than41 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median10.6
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Nowy Sącz: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: -3.0. Higher than 24 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range -9.3 to 13.5; median 2.6.
Nowy Sącz: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz-3.0
Higher than24 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median2.6
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Nowy Sącz: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 18.1. Higher than 92 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 12.5 to 38.1; median 19.3.
Nowy Sącz: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz18.1
Higher than92 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median19.3
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
Nowy Sącz: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 1,033. Higher than 506 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 261 to 2,516; median 816.
Nowy Sącz: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz1,033
Higher than506 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median816
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
Nowy Sącz: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 127. Higher than 212 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 96 to 230; median 136.
Nowy Sącz: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz127
Higher than212 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median136

Air quality (EEA annualized)

Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Days-weighted annual mean from EEA monthly city averages after coverage filtering; not a forecast or station-only value. · Monthly AQ statistics in European cities ↗
#11 of 298 · 96th pct · #4 in Poland
19
µg/m3 · PL020C1 · 2024
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Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Nowy Sącz: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 19. Higher than 287 of 298 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 3 to 22; median 9.
Nowy Sącz: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz19
Higher than287 of 298 records in the same comparison group
Median9

Employment

Total employment/jobs (workplace based)
Workplace-based jobs reported for the Eurostat city or greater-city geography; not employed residents or job openings. · Labour market - cities and greater cities ↗
#237 of 411 · 42nd pct · #31 in Poland
44,904e
jobs · 2022
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Total employment/jobs (workplace based)
Nowy Sącz: Total employment/jobs (workplace based) in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 44,904. Higher than 174 of 411 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 8,769 to 2,091,000; median 54,000.
Nowy Sącz: Total employment/jobs (workplace based) in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz44,904
Higher than174 of 411 records in the same comparison group
Median54,000

Transport costs

Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes)
Reported Eurostat infrastructure length; not a cycling-mode-share or safety measure. · Transport - cities and greater cities ↗
#279 of 328 · 15th pct · #65 in Poland
20
km · 2022
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Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes)
Nowy Sącz: Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes) in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 20. Higher than 49 of 328 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 1,073,473; median 138.
Nowy Sącz: Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes) in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz20
Higher than49 of 328 records in the same comparison group
Median138

Country price context (PPP)

Country price level index for GDP
Country-grain price-level context; not a city cost-of-living basket or local price survey. · Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 1999 ↗
72
EU27_2020=100 · PL · 2024
Cinema attendance per year
Culture attendance count where reported; not a full cultural-offer index.
#93 of 246 · 62nd pct · #26 in Poland
324,893
visits per year · 2022
Number of museum visitors per year
Museum visitor count where reported; not a count of museums or all cultural visits.
#66 of 226 · 71st pct · #14 in Poland
159,224
visits per year · 2022
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Library distribution points where reported; not library visits or service quality.
#195 of 425 · 49th pct · #42 in Poland
8
libraries · 2022
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Cinema attendance per year
Nowy Sącz: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 324,893. Higher than 153 of 246 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 8,226,299; median 239,309.
Nowy Sącz: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz324,893
Higher than153 of 246 records in the same comparison group
Median239,309
Number of museum visitors per year
Nowy Sącz: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 159,224. Higher than 160 of 226 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 23,305,990; median 60,998.
Nowy Sącz: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz159,224
Higher than160 of 226 records in the same comparison group
Median60,998
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Nowy Sącz: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grainNowy Sącz: 8. Higher than 210 of 425 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1 to 336; median 8.
Nowy Sącz: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grain
Nowy Sącz8
Higher than210 of 425 records in the same comparison group
Median8

Regional context (NUTS)

Values describe the city's NUTS region, not the city itself
Regional GDP per inhabitant
NUTS3 regional value, not a city figure; the city lies within this region. · Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region ↗
€12,700
EUR per inhabitant · PL218 · 2023
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes
NUTS2 regional value at birth, both sexes; not a city-specific figure. · Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region ↗
79.6
years · PL21 · 2024

Common questions

What is the climate of Nowy Sącz?

Its 1991–2020 ERA5-Land normal is a mean annual temperature of 7.8 °C (January -3.0 °C, July 18.1 °C) with 1,033 mm of precipitation a year. This is reanalysis, not station weather.

Not reported for this city: Population & demographics, Housing & living costs, Education, Births & deaths, Tourism, Resident perception survey. Eurostat Urban Audit coverage is voluntary, so some indicators are unavailable for some cities.

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