--- entity_id: city:pl:slug:katowice entity_type: city name: Katowice country_code: PL country: Poland slug: katowice canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/katowice/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/katowice.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/katowice.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/pl/katowice snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-08-01 fact_count: 19 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Katowice Katowice had 278,885 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Poland. For Katowice, monthly precipitation was 43.8 mm in January and 103.8 mm in July. The unemployment rate was 2% at the end of 2025. ## Population The city covered 165 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,690 people per km² in 2024. ## Climate Monthly mean temperatures were −1.2°C in January and 19.1°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 19.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,059 people | city | 2021-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 278,885 people | gmina | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | aging | verified | [3] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 47 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 35 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [5] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 19.5 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 1.8 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 14.9 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 2.7 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -4.3 · Feb -3.4 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 3.5 · May 8 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.9 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.2 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 0 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [9] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 43.8 · Feb 39.4 · Mar 47.7 · Apr 44.9 · May 75.7 · Jun 78.7 · Jul 103.8 · Aug 73.1 · Sep 69.9 · Oct 53.4 · Nov 49 · Dec 43.8 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [10] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 50.7 · Feb 70.6 · Mar 122.6 · Apr 182.7 · May 223.7 · Jun 230.6 · Jul 246.8 · Aug 241.3 · Sep 162.6 · Oct 114.5 · Nov 61.3 · Dec 43 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [11] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 165 km2 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [12] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 25.79 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 12.87 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 292.11 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 7.21 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 27.82 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 247.28 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,690 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [14] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Sources 1. GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/{teryt_gmina}?var-id=1653367&year=2021 2. source-9079c84c7932 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/012414869011?var-id=72305&year=2024 3. Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-variable/79214?lang=en&unit-level=6&year=2025 4. EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Katowice, ul. Plebiscytowa/A4) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D'PL'%20AND%20AirPollutant%3D'NO2'%20AND%20YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant,AirPollutionLevel,Country_ISO,StationName,YearOfStatistics,UnitOfAirpollutionLevel,ReportingMetric,LatitudeOfMeasurementStation,LongitudeOfMeasurementStation,DataCoverage,Preliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 5. EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Katowice, ul. Plebiscytowa/A4) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D'PL'%20AND%20AirPollutant%3D'PM10'%20AND%20YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant,AirPollutionLevel,Country_ISO,StationName,YearOfStatistics,UnitOfAirpollutionLevel,ReportingMetric,LatitudeOfMeasurementStation,LongitudeOfMeasurementStation,DataCoverage,Preliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 6. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 city station means — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+Country_ISO%3D%27PL%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json 7. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, KATOWICE, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMAX_AVE 8. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, KATOWICE, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMIN_AVE 9. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, KATOWICE, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TSR_AVE 10. IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, KATOWICE, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_SUMA 11. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, KATOWICE, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/USL 12. GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/{teryt_gmina}?var-id=2018&year=2024 13. Numbeo — Cost of Living in Katowice (Wayback capture 20241231093102) — Independent source — https://web.archive.org/web/20241231093102/https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Katowice 14. Reproducible gmina density for Katowice: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/012414869011?var-id=2018&var-id=72305&year=2024 ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Katowice, Poland." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-08-01. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/katowice/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/katowice/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/katowice.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/katowice.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/pl/katowice - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json