Nowy Wiśnicz Castle
A large Baroque residence of the Lubomirskis with four towers and star-shaped bastions, on a hill above the small town. The painter Jan Matejko had his country house here.
In the itineraries
Get directions ↗OpenStreetMap ↗
Saved. You'll find everything in My trip, where you can split it into days and see it on the map.
Saved on this device: you can open it even without a connection. All your saved pages are in Offline guides.
Weather forecast
The forecast for the next 7 days at this spot: sky, temperatures, rain and wind.
Forecast by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), from the models of national weather services. Your browser downloads it directly from Open-Meteo, and only when you ask. In the mountains and at sea the weather changes quickly: check the official forecast as well before you set off.
Getting there
- By train. The nearest station is Bochnia station, 7.2 km away. Alternatively: Rzezawa station, 8.2 km away. From the station you need a bus, a taxi or a car.
- By air. The nearest airport is Kraków Airport (KRK), about 52 km away.
- Parking. There are many signposted car parks within a kilometre; the nearest is 100 m away.
Stations, ports, airports and car parks from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); distances as the crow flies. Timetables and connections change: check them before you travel.
Climate month by month
The most pleasant months for weather are from May to September, with average highs between 18 and 29 °C. From December to March night-time temperatures drop below freezing on average. The wettest month is July (about 94 mm), the driest March.
| Month | Temperature | High / low | Rain mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | from -5 to 1 °C | 1° -5° | 48 |
| Feb | from -3 to 4 °C | 4° -3° | 47 |
| Mar | from -1 to 9 °C | 9° -1° | 38 |
| Apr | from 3 to 14 °C | 14° 3° | 59 |
| May | from 8 to 18 °C | 18° 8° | 91 |
| Jun | from 13 to 24 °C | 24° 13° | 69 |
| Jul | from 15 to 26 °C | 26° 15° | 94 |
| Aug | from 15 to 27 °C | 27° 15° | 78 |
| Sep | from 10 to 21 °C | 21° 10° | 86 |
| Oct | from 5 to 15 °C | 15° 5° | 63 |
| Nov | from 1 to 8 °C | 8° 1° | 46 |
| Dec | from -3 to 3 °C | 3° -3° | 46 |
Averages for 2015–2024, estimated for an altitude of 302 m. Air: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), corrected for the altitude of the place; rain: average monthly total. These are indicative values: the weather on any given day can be very different, so always check the forecast before you go.
Nearby
- ★ Bochnia Salt MineHistory and art · 7 km as the crow flies
- ★ Lipnica MurowanaTown · 7 km as the crow flies
- Wieliczka Salt MineHistory and art · 30 km as the crow flies
- ★ Nowa HutaHistory and art · 35 km as the crow flies
- Nowy SączTown · 36 km as the crow flies
- TarnówTown · 38 km as the crow flies
← See it on the map with all 33 placesGuide to Lesser Poland