Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Krakow is
moderately continental, characterized by cold winters, with temperatures often below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F), and mild or pleasantly warm summers.
Krakow is the second largest city in Poland, and it is located in the south of the country.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -1.9 °C (28 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 19 °C (66 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Krakow - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -5 | -4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | -4 |
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| Max (°C) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
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| Min (°F) | 23 | 25 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 41 | 32 | 25 |
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| Max (°F) | 34 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 57 | 43 | 36 |
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amounts to 670 millimeters (26.4 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 35 mm (1.4 in) in the driest month (February) to 90 mm (3.5 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.
Krakow - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 40 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 80 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 670 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
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| Days | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 186 |
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On average, there are around 1,400
sunshine hours per year. So, the sun doesn't shine often. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Krakow - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Krakow runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, it can be hot in July and August, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.