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2026 RACE BRIEFING

Warsaw Marathon

Warsaw, PolandFirst start 09:00 local
GOAL FINISH Edit ↗3:15:00
WEATHER SNAPSHOT3:16:57

+1:57 versus your goal from a single 09:00 five-year ERA5 calendar-window mean snapshot.

Explore the Warsaw Marathon with race-day weather when available, course context and an even-pace reference for your goal time.

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THE COURSE42.2 km
Know the streets before the gun.

The 48th Warsaw Marathon starts on Świętokrzyska Street near the Palace of Culture and Science. Follow the organiser’s race-day map for the precise route.

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01 / THE CONDITIONS

Race-day weather

Previous edition

This edition has already taken place.

The historical weather below is useful context for future planning. We do not substitute today’s weather for a past race.

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02 / SAME EFFORT, DIFFERENT DAY

What the weather may cost

Historical planning snapshot

RunWeather’s shared pace model estimates the effect of one weather hour at your goal effort. It is a planning preview, not a predicted finish time or a full course simulation.

Thermal load0%Heat, cold and sun
Wind & comfort+1%City-point wind; no route exposure
Weather model total+1%Applied to the goal-time snapshot above

Snapshot at 09:00 local using five-year ERA5 calendar-window mean. Route climbing, turns, shelter, fuelling, fitness, heat adaptation and wave timing are not modelled here. Rain is excluded because a probability is not a measured rain rate. Explore the pace model.

03 / KNOW THE ROUTE

What the course asks of you

Official race site

The 48th Warsaw Marathon starts on Świętokrzyska Street near the Palace of Culture and Science. Follow the organiser’s race-day map for the precise route.

01

Use the advertised 09:00 start as a reference, then confirm the timing and logistics in your participant instructions.

02

Compare the conditions at your start and expected finish before settling on kit and effort.

03

Confirm late changes to the route, start wave and logistics with the organiser.

04 / THE RACE WINDOW

What mornings like this have looked like

ERA5 historical sample

A useful range for planning Warsaw Marathon: hourly weather near Warsaw for the same calendar date ±5 days in 2021–2025. These are city-grid samples, not past race editions or a forecast.

Typical start-hour air12°C10th–90th percentile 8°C–17°C
Dew point / humidity9°C85% relative humidity
Start-hour wind12 km/hDirection varies by day
Hours with rain15%Historical frequency at this hour
AIR THROUGH THE RUN

The five-year picture

12°C → 17°C by +4h
09:00
Air temperature
12°C
Humidity
85%
Wind
12 km/h
Hours with rain
15%
5°C12°C19°C26°CStartGoal finish09:0011:0013:0015:00

Hover or drag to explore. Use ← → when focused. Shading: middle 80% of sampled temperatures.

Five-year average Middle 80% of sampled hours

The sampled air warms by about 5°C across four hours. Check your expected finish-hour forecast, not just the start.

WIND CONTEXT

Where the breeze came from

NN: 4 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 12 km/hNENE: 8 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 11 km/hEE: 7 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 15 km/hSESE: 13 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 12 km/hSS: 4 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 6 km/hSWSW: 8 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 11 km/hWW: 7 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 18 km/hNWNW: 4 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 12 km/h
WIND FROMSE

13 of 55 samples · 24%
Mean 12 km/h

The petals show how often the wind came from each direction at the sampled start hour. They do not predict the direction on race day.

A city-point wind rose cannot tell you which parts of the course will be sheltered or exposed. Use the live forecast and the organiser’s route map together.

Method: 55 ERA5 hourly samples at 09:00 local time, across 11 calendar days per year in 2021–2025. The sample uses the hour containing the advertised first start; waves may start later. Grid weather is modelled reanalysis, not an on-course station reading. Open-Meteo Historical Weather API . Snapshot generated 2026-09-29.

05 / MAKE A PLAN

Find your starting pace

Start with your goal. Leave room for the day.

Set a finish time to compare an even-pace baseline with a one-hour weather snapshot. Use the changing forecast and course notes to decide where to be more conservative.

Goal finish time

Choose a popular time or set your own. Your pace and weather preview update as you edit.

The baseline ignores hills and stops. The weather preview models one selected hour.

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YOUR GOAL PACE
4:37/km

3:15:00 finish · 42.2 km

Same-effort weather snapshot3:16:57+1:57 at 09:00 · historical window
View even-pace checkpoints
DistanceElapsed time
5.0 km0:23:06
10.0 km0:46:13
15.0 km1:09:19
20.0 km1:32:26
25.0 km1:55:32
30.0 km2:18:39
35.0 km2:41:45
40.0 km3:04:51
42.2 km · Finish3:15:00
06 / BEFORE THE START

Warsaw Marathon FAQs

When is the 2026 Warsaw Marathon?

Warsaw Marathon is scheduled for 27 September 2026. Confirm the latest details on the official event website before travelling.

Is the weather shown a forecast for Warsaw Marathon?

The race-day forecast panel uses provider data for the event date when available. The 2021–2025 ERA5 race-window sample describes nearby calendar dates, not held race editions or a prediction for race day. Monthly averages, when shown, cover all hours of the event month.

What is the historical race-window weather like for Warsaw Marathon?

At 09:00 local, the 2021–2025 ERA5 calendar-window sample near Warsaw averages 12°C, 85% relative humidity and 12 km/h wind. The middle 80% of sampled start-hour temperatures is about 8–17°C. These are 55 city-grid samples from the event date ±5 days, not observations from held editions or a forecast.

Can the race-window history predict Warsaw Marathon weather?

No. It describes the same calendar window in 2021–2025. Use the live event-day forecast when available, check conditions through your own expected finish time, and follow the organiser for current start and course information.

Sources & race information

Weather-window data: Open-Meteo ERA5 Historical Weather API, sampled at the city grid for 2021–2025 and generated 2026-09-29. These calendar-window samples are not official race-day observations.

Guide reviewed . RunWeather is an independent guide, not the race organiser. Dates, waves and routes can change; the organiser’s latest instructions take priority.

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