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Pieniny Spiskie mountains · Lesser Poland · PolandSummit weather, forecast and climate
Żar
883 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation883 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation5.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
49.42° N, 20.20° EElevation 883 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit883 m
- Mid-mountain710 m
- Valley · Frydman530 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Żar in brief
Żar rises to 883 m in the Pieniny Spiskie mountains, Lesser Poland, Poland.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.
The nearest town is Dursztyn, 0.8 km to the SW at 727 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 883 m · 2,897 ft
- Range
- Pieniny Spiskie mountains
- Region
- Lesser Poland
- Country
- Poland
- Coordinates
- 49.4183, 20.2000
- Nearest airport
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) · 39 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Żar by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 1° | 3° | 7° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Average low | -6° | -6° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -5° |
| Precipitation | 63 mm | 58 mm | 72 mm | 77 mm | 125 mm | 149 mm | 160 mm | 130 mm | 103 mm | 71 mm | 74 mm | 67 mm |
| Cloud cover | 50% | 53% | 50% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 39% | 38% | 44% | 45% | 51% | 53% |
| Daylight | 8h 37 | 10h 08 | 11h 50 | 13h 43 | 15h 19 | 16h 14 | 15h 52 | 14h 28 | 12h 39 | 10h 51 | 9h 09 | 8h 12 |
| Month score | 32 | 32 | 30 | 48 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 48 | 29 | 30 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 500 m | 700 m | 1,250 m | 2,050 m | 2,750 m | 3,250 m | 3,500 m | 3,500 m | 2,800 m | 2,100 m | 1,400 m | 650 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Żar in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PolandPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lomnický štít | 2,634 m | 434 m | 24 km S | 12° |
| Ľadový štít | 2,627 m | – | 24 km S | 9° |
| Pyšný štít | 2,621 m | 123 m | 25 km S | 9° |
| Malý Ľadový štít | 2,603 m | – | 25 km S | 9° |
| Malý Pyšný štít | 2,590 m | – | 24 km S | 9° |
| Loktibrada | 2,575 m | – | 25 km S | 9° |
| Strapatá veža | 2,565 m | – | 25 km S | 9° |
| Posledná veža | 2,560 m | – | 25 km S | 9° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Łapsze Wyżne
Lesser Poland · 2.7 km S
13°Oct high
10wet days
44score
Around here
Dursztyn and around
Nature
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Lake Czorsztyn
Lake · 523 m
Mountains
Heritage
Church of St. Peter and Paul (Matiašovce)
cultural heritage of Slovakia · 1300
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
St. Michael Archangel's Church in Dębno
immovable monument in Poland · 1500
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Saint Quirinus church in Łapsze Niżne
immovable monument in Poland · 1400
Museums
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