Bytów in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bytów sees average daytime highs around 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 148 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Bytów's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bytów's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
2°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-3°C
Precipitation
148 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bytów in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C.

A typical winter day in Bytów reaches about 2°C and drops to -3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-15°-10°-5°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Bytów

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bytów weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5211.367.70.0
Feb / -3°4310.35.79.40.0
Mar / -1°5010.84.211.50.4
Apr12° / 419.81.213.73.0
May17° / 6711.60.115.75.1
Jun19° / 10°7913016.85.7
Jul21° / 13°9813.8016.46.0
Aug21° / 13°8013.5014.66.0
Sep17° / 6210.7012.55.2
Oct12° / 5611.50.210.22.8
Nov / 45102.28.20.5
Dec / -2°5311.65.47.20.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Bytów gets around 148 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 17 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Bytów?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bytów.

What to pack for Bytów in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Bytów sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Bytów in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 4°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Bytów in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bytów peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bytów?

Bytów sits at 54.2°N, 17.5°E, 122 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kościerzyna, 32 km away.

LęborkSłupskKartuzyChojniceUstkaWejherowoOsowa

Topography around Bytów

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bytów.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bytów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Bytów is covered by trees (32%), cropland (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Kościerzyna 32 km · Lębork 44 km · Słupsk 44 km · Kartuzy 49 km · Chojnice 53 km · Ustka 61 km · Wejherowo 68 km · Osowa 70 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bytów (54.1706°, 17.4919°, elevation 122 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.