---
entity_id: city:pl:slug:legnica
entity_type: city
name: Legnica
country_code: PL
country: Poland
slug: legnica
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json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/legnica.json
markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/legnica.md
mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/pl/legnica
snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2
generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-08-01
fact_count: 13
metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/
---

# Legnica

Legnica is a city in Poland, with a population of 90,823 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.7% at the end of 2025. Monthly mean temperatures were 0.2°C in January and 19.5°C in July.

## Population

The city covered 56 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,622 people per km² in 2024.

## Climate

Monthly precipitation was 25 mm in January and 89.6 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 588 people | city | 2021-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 90,823 people | gmina | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.7 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | aging | verified | [3] |
| NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 14 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [4] |
| PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 25 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [5] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 15 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 3.1 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 8.9 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.6 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 4.2 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -2.8 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3.9 · May 8.1 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1.5 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 0.2 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 1.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 25 · Feb 22.3 · Mar 33.3 · Apr 25.9 · May 57.8 · Jun 65.9 · Jul 89.6 · Aug 64.4 · Sep 48.4 · Oct 35.7 · Nov 28.9 · Dec 24.5 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 58.2 · Feb 81.7 · Mar 126 · Apr 196.7 · May 238.3 · Jun 237.6 · Jul 249.2 · Aug 242.6 · Sep 162.5 · Oct 119.1 · Nov 66.3 · Dec 53.3 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [11] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 56 km2 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [12] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,622 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [13] |

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-e65143c4fcf8 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/030210262011?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 Legnica, al. Rzeczypospolitej) — 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 Legnica, al. Rzeczypospolitej) — 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 station data — 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, LEGNICA, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMAX_AVE
8. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, LEGNICA, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMIN_AVE
9. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, LEGNICA, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TSR_AVE
10. IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, LEGNICA, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_SUMA
11. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, LEGNICA, 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. Reproducible gmina density for Legnica: 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/030210262011?var-id=2018&var-id=72305&year=2024

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "Legnica, Poland." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-08-01. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/legnica/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/legnica/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/legnica.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/legnica.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/pl/legnica
- 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
