Climate
The geographical location and surface features greatly determine the climate of Poland. The climate has transitional character between the maritime and continental climates. This is due to humid Atlantic air, which collides over its territory with dry air from the Eurasian interior. As a result, the weather tends to be unpredictable and the seasons may look quite different in consecutive years. This is particularly true for winters, which are either wet, of the oceanic type, or less often sunny, of the continental type. Generally, in north and west Poland the climate is predominantly maritime, with gentle, humid winters and cool, rainy summers, while the eastern part of the country has distinctly continental climate with harsh winters and hotter, drier summers.
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