Bathing water quality in Silesia, Poland
Silesia has 26 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (21 lake and 5 river). 46.2% were classified Excellent — 12.5 points below the 58.7% across Poland — and 1 was Poor. By subregion, the Excellent share is highest in Rybnicki (100% of 6) and lowest in Katowicki (0% of 5). 1 site has been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Jakość wody w kąpieliskach: Śląskie
Spośród 26 oficjalnych kąpielisk UE (Śląskie) 46,2% miało w 2025 r. klasyfikację „doskonała”; liczba kąpielisk z oceną „niedostateczna”: 1.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Silesia
Silesia by subregion
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 3 subregions that contain their reported coordinates.
| Subregion | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rybnicki | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katowicki | 5 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sosnowiecki | 4 | 2 (50%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyski | 4 | 1 (25%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Częstochowski | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gliwicki | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bielski | 1 | 0 (0%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bytomski | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sea, lakes and rivers in Silesia
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 21 | 8 (38.1%) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| River | 5 | 4 (80%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 CZECHOWICE 11 seasons · Gliwicki
- KĄPIELISKO ŁYSINA 5 seasons · Tyski
- PNIOWIEC 5 seasons · Rybnicki
- SŁONECZNA PLAŻA 5 seasons · Gliwicki
- ŚMIESZEK 5 seasons · Rybnicki
- BAŁTYK - ADRIATYK 4 seasons · Częstochowski
- GMINNE KĄPIELISKO WODNIK 4 seasons · Rybnicki
- KAMIEŃ 4 seasons · Rybnicki
- KĄPIELISKO OŚRODKA WYPOCZYNKOWEGO OLZA 4 seasons · Rybnicki
- Kąpielisko Balaton 2 seasons · Rybnicki
- Plaża nad Sosiną 2 2 seasons · Sosnowiecki
- POGORIA I 1 season · Sosnowiecki
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.
- ZAKRZEW Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons · Częstochowski
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (2)
- POGORIA I Good → Excellent
- POGORIA III Sufficient → Good
Declined (2)
- Kąpielisko Hubertus Good → Sufficient
- OŚRODEK SPORTÓW WODNYCH W ŁĄCE Excellent → Good
How Silesia 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 | 12 | 63.2% | 1 |
| 2024 | 19 | 12 | 63.2% | 1 |
| 2023 | 18 | 12 | 66.7% | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 14 | 77.8% | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 9 | 69.2% | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 50% | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 60% | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 0 |
All 26 official bathing waters in Silesia
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 26 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Rybnicki 6 sites · 100% Excellent
- GMINNE KĄPIELISKO WODNIK · Kuźnia Raciborska Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- KAMIEŃ · Książenice Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- Kąpielisko Balaton · Wodzisław Śląski Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- KĄPIELISKO OŚRODKA WYPOCZYNKOWEGO OLZA Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- PNIOWIEC · Jejkowice Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- ŚMIESZEK · Żory Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
Katowicki 5 sites · 0% Excellent
- Dolina Trzech Stawów · Katowice Not classified
- Kąpielisko Hubertus · Sosnowiec Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- Kąpielisko Park Słupna · Mysłowice Not classified
- Morawa · Sosnowiec Not classified
- Morawa Północ · Sosnowiec Not classified
Sosnowiecki 4 sites · 50% Excellent
- Plaża nad Sosiną 2 · Jaworzno Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- POGORIA I · Dąbrowa Górnicza Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- POGORIA III · Dąbrowa Górnicza Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- STAWIKI SOSNOWIEC UL. KRESOWA Good
Tyski 4 sites · 25% Excellent
- KĄPIELISKO ŁYSINA · Bieruń Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- Mały Staw Starganiec w Mikołowie · Mikołów Not classified
- OŚRODEK SPORTÓW WODNYCH W ŁĄCE · Radostowice Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- OŚRODEK WYPOCZYNKOWY PAPROCANY - JEZIORO PAPROCANY · Cielmice Sufficient
Częstochowski 3 sites · 33.3% Excellent · 1 Poor
- BAŁTYK - ADRIATYK · Częstochowa Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- ZAKRZEW · Kłobuck Poor Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons
- Zalew Koniecpolski · Koniecpol Not classified
Gliwicki 2 sites · 100% Excellent
- KĄPIELISKO CZECHOWICE · Pyskowice Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SŁONECZNA PLAŻA · Toszek Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
Bielski 1 site · 0% Excellent
Bytomski 1 site · 0% Excellent
- Pole biwakowe numer 1 · Nakło Not classified
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 Silesia were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 12 of 26 (46.2%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 4 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 1 Poor, and 7 had no class. That ranks Silesia 10 of 15 Poland voivodeships by Excellent share.
- Which subregion of Silesia has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Rybnicki: 100% of its 6 sites were Excellent in 2025. Only subregions with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches and lakes in Silesia have the best long-term record?
- 1 site was Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example KĄPIELISKO CZECHOWICE, KĄPIELISKO ŁYSINA, PNIOWIEC. See the ranking.
- Were any bathing waters in Silesia rated Poor?
- Yes, 1: ZAKRZEW.
- 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.
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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.