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History and art · The Low Beskids

Bóbrka Oil Museum

BóbrkaSubcarpathia49.6182° N, 21.7054° E
Bóbrka Oil Museum
Photo: Stanislaw Szydlo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The open-air museum on the site where in 1854 Ignacy Łukasiewicz opened the first oil mine, with old wells, drilling towers and pumps. Łukasiewicz had invented the paraffin lamp the year before.

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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 Krosno Miasto station, 8.7 km away. Alternatively: Krosno station, 9 km away. From the station you need a bus, a taxi or a car.
  • By air. The nearest airport is Rzeszów Airport (RZE), about 59 km away; with more flights, Kraków Airport (KRK) is about 146 km away.
  • Parking. The nearest public car park is 200 m away, free.

Public transport directions ↗

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 May (about 91 mm), the driest March.

MonthTemperatureHigh / lowRain mm
Janfrom -6 to 0 °C0° -6°55
Febfrom -4 to 3 °C3° -4°49
Marfrom -1 to 8 °C8° -1°46
Aprfrom 3 to 13 °C13° 3°56
Mayfrom 8 to 18 °C18° 8°91
Junfrom 13 to 23 °C23° 13°78
Julfrom 15 to 25 °C25° 15°89
Augfrom 15 to 27 °C27° 15°69
Sepfrom 10 to 21 °C21° 10°79
Octfrom 5 to 14 °C14° 5°68
Novfrom 1 to 7 °C7° 1°52
Decfrom -3 to 1 °C1° -3°59

Averages for 2015–2024, estimated for an altitude of 341 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.

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