Żary in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Żary sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 147 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Żary's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Żary's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 14°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 5°C
Precipitation: 147 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 3.9; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Żary in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Żary reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Żary

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 37 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Żary weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -2°	50	11.4	4.6	8.1	0.0
Feb	4° / -2°	39	9	4	9.6	0.0
Mar	8° / 1°	50	11.2	2.9	11.5	1.4
Apr	14° / 5°	38	8.4	0.5	13.6	4.4
May	19° / 9°	59	11.3	0	15.3	6.0
Jun	23° / 13°	64	11.8	0	16.3	6.3
Jul	25° / 15°	84	12.5	0	15.9	6.5
Aug	24° / 14°	67	10.6	0	14.4	6.7
Sep	19° / 10°	54	9.9	0	12.4	6.0
Oct	13° / 6°	47	9.7	0.1	10.4	3.8
Nov	7° / 2°	44	9.5	1.4	8.6	1.0
Dec	4° / -1°	46	11	3.7	7.7	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Żary gets around 147 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early March to 16 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Żary?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Żary.

What to pack for Żary in Spring

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

In spring, Żary sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Żary in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Żary peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	7	6	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Żary in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Żary is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Żary's WHO annual average of 14.3 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	13	17	17	16	18	16	16	14	12	11	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Żary?

Żary sits at 51.6°N, 15.1°E, 152 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Żagań, 13 km away.

Topography around Żary

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Żary has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m.

The land around Żary is covered by trees (32%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

trees 32%

16 km

170 m

trees 61%

80 km

612 m

trees 54%

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Spring weather nearby: Żagań 13 km · Forst 36 km · Weißwasser 38 km · Zielona Góra 41 km · Nowa Sól 44 km · Gubin 44 km · Guben 45 km · Bolesławiec 52 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

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 Żary (51.642°, 15.1373°, elevation 152 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.