Bathing water quality in Łódź, Poland
Łódź has 24 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (20 river and 4 lake). 33.3% were classified Excellent — 25.4 points below the 58.7% across Poland — and 4 were Poor. By subregion, the Excellent share is highest in Łódzki (57.1% of 7) and lowest in Piotrkowski (14.3% of 7). 1 site has been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Jakość wody w kąpieliskach: Łódzkie
Spośród 24 oficjalnych kąpielisk UE (Łódzkie) 33,3% miało w 2025 r. klasyfikację „doskonała”; liczba kąpielisk z oceną „niedostateczna”: 4.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Łódź
Łódź by subregion
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 3 subregions that contain their reported coordinates.
| Subregion | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Łódzki | 7 | 4 (57.1%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Piotrkowski | 7 | 1 (14.3%) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sieradzki | 4 | 1 (25%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miasto Łódź | 3 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Skierniewicki | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sea, lakes and rivers in Łódź
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 4 | 2 (50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| River | 20 | 6 (30%) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
1 site was Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- KĄPIELISKO NA TERENIE OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI WAWRZKOWIZNA 11 seasons · Piotrkowski
- KĄPIELISKO TATAR NA AKWENIE WODNYM OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI 10 seasons · Skierniewicki
- KĄPIELISKO ŻURAWIA NA WODACH RZEKI BIAŁKA 4 seasons · Skierniewicki
- MROŻYCZKA 4 seasons · Łódzki
- Kąpielisko MOSiR Zgierz 2 seasons · Łódzki
- Kąpielisko przy ul. płk. M.A. Tarnowskiego 2 seasons · Sieradzki
- Lisowice 1 season · Łódzki
- NAD STAWEM 1 season · Łódzki
Rated Poor in 2025
For a Poor site the Bathing Water Directive requires management measures, including a bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, so check the authority before visiting.
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE W ŁASKU Poor in 2 of 5 classified seasons · Sieradzki
- ZBIORNIK WODNY PRZEDBÓRZ Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons · Piotrkowski
- KĄPIELISKO ARTURÓWEK Poor in 1 of 5 classified seasons · Miasto Łódź
- KĄPIELISKO STAWY JANA Poor in 1 of 5 classified seasons · Miasto Łódź
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (1)
- NAD STAWEM Good → Excellent
Declined (5)
- KĄPIELISKO ARTURÓWEK Good → Poor
- KĄPIELISKO STAWY JANA Good → Poor
- KĄPIELISKO NA ZBIORNIKU WODNYM PRÓBA Good → Sufficient
- KAPIELISKO NAD ZALEWEM ZADĘBIE Excellent → Good
- KĄPIELISKO W SIERADZU NA RZECE WARTA Excellent → Good
How Łódź rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 8 | 42.1% | 4 |
| 2024 | 18 | 8 | 44.4% | 3 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 | 40% | 1 |
| 2022 | 15 | 6 | 40% | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | 41.7% | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 60% | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 0 |
All 24 official bathing waters in Łódź
Grouped by subregion, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 24 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Łódzki 7 sites · 57.1% Excellent
- Kąpielisko Centrum Sportu i Rekreacji Wodnik · Ozorków Good
- Kąpielisko MOSiR Zgierz Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- KĄPIELISKO OKIR W STRYKOWIE · Stryków Not classified
- LEWITYN · Pabianice Sufficient
- Lisowice · Koluszki Excellent
- MROŻYCZKA · Głowno Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- NAD STAWEM · Konstantynów Łódzki Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
Piotrkowski 7 sites · 14.3% Excellent · 1 Poor
- Kąpielisko na sztucznym zbiorniku rzeki Pilicy · Tomaszów Mazowiecki Not classified
- KĄPIELISKO NA TERENIE OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI WAWRZKOWIZNA · Bełchatów Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Patyki · Zelów Good
- PILICA POLSKA YMCA · Sulejów Not classified
- Przystań · Tomaszów Mazowiecki Good
- Zalew Opoczno Not classified
- ZBIORNIK WODNY PRZEDBÓRZ Poor Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons
Sieradzki 4 sites · 25% Excellent · 1 Poor
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE W ŁASKU · Łask Poor Poor in 2 of 5 classified seasons
- KĄPIELISKO NA ZBIORNIKU WODNYM PRÓBA · Brzeźnio Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- Kąpielisko przy ul. płk. M.A. Tarnowskiego · Warta Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- KĄPIELISKO W SIERADZU NA RZECE WARTA · Sieradz Good Excellent → Good since 2024
Miasto Łódź 3 sites · 0% Excellent · 2 Poor
- KĄPIELISKO ARTURÓWEK · Zgierz Poor Poor in 1 of 5 classified seasons
- KĄPIELISKO STAWY JANA · Starowa Góra Poor Poor in 1 of 5 classified seasons
- Kąpielisko Stawy Stefańskiego · Ksawerów Not classified
Skierniewicki 3 sites · 66.7% Excellent
- KAPIELISKO NAD ZALEWEM ZADĘBIE · Skierniewice Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- KĄPIELISKO TATAR NA AKWENIE WODNYM OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI · Rawa Mazowiecka Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- KĄPIELISKO ŻURAWIA NA WODACH RZEKI BIAŁKA · Biała Rawska Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
Compared with other voivodeships in Poland
| # | Voivodeship | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuyavia-Pomerania | 41 | 75.6% | 0 |
| 2 | Pomerania | 150 | 72.7% | 0 |
| 3 | Warmia-Masuria | 56 | 66.1% | 0 |
| 4 | Greater Poland | 109 | 65.1% | 0 |
| 5 | Lublin | 39 | 61.5% | 4 |
| 6 | West Pomerania | 147 | 61.2% | 0 |
| 7 | Opole | 15 | 60% | 0 |
| 8 | Lubusz | 36 | 55.6% | 0 |
| 9 | Lower Silesia | 23 | 52.2% | 0 |
| 10 | Silesia | 26 | 46.2% | 1 |
| 11 | Masovia (outside Warsaw) | 31 | 38.7% | 1 |
| 12 | Łódź | 24 | 33.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Podlaskie | 21 | 28.6% | 0 |
| 14 | Holy Cross (Świętokrzyskie) | 19 | 26.3% | 2 |
| 15 | Lesser Poland | 20 | 20% | 2 |
Voivodeships with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Łódź were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 8 of 24 (33.3%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 5 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 4 Poor, and 5 had no class. That ranks Łódź 12 of 15 Poland voivodeships by Excellent share.
- Which subregion of Łódź has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Łódzki: 57.1% of its 7 sites were Excellent in 2025. Only subregions with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches in Łódź have the best long-term record?
- 1 site was Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example KĄPIELISKO NA TERENIE OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI WAWRZKOWIZNA, KĄPIELISKO TATAR NA AKWENIE WODNYM OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI, KĄPIELISKO ŻURAWIA NA WODACH RZEKI BIAŁKA. See the ranking.
- Were any bathing waters in Łódź rated Poor?
- Yes, 4: KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE W ŁASKU, ZBIORNIK WODNY PRZEDBÓRZ, KĄPIELISKO ARTURÓWEK, KĄPIELISKO STAWY JANA.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Serwis Kąpieliskowy (GIS) (State Sanitary Inspection (GIS)). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
Poland overview · All voivodeships of Poland · Bathing season dates
Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Poland, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and subregion boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Poland. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.