Krakow Weather Report

Poland's climate is influenced by a continental climate from the east and a maritime climate from the west. As the result the weather is changeable, with significant differences from day to day. Winter one year can be almost without snow, whereas another year heavy snows can paralyse transport for days.

2 DAYS FORECAST
Thu low 9 °C high 16 °C	Fri low 7 °C high 16 °C

Summer is usually warm and sunny but occasionally it can be cold, wet and disappointing. The latter, however, does not refer to Krakow as there is always plenty to do regardless the weather.

Foreigners should permit a slight adjustment to the short amount of sunshine throughout the year. June has the highest sun exposure. It lasts approximately 7.5 hours per day. January has an average of 1.5 hours of sunshine per day.

CURRENT CONDITIONS
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 4:00 pm CEST conditions: Partly Cloudy temperature: 17 °C

The seasons are clearly differentiated. Spring starts in March and is initially cold and windy, later becoming pleasantly warm and often very sunny. Summer, which begins in June, is predominantly warm but hot at times (with temperature reaching as high as 35-40C at least once per year), with plenty of sunshine interlaced with heavy rains. July and August are the hottest months. Autumn comes in September and is at first warm and usually sunny, turning cold, damp and foggy in November. Winter lasts from December to March and includes shorter or longer period of snow. January and February are the coldest months with the temperature sometimes dropping as low as -15C.

The average annual rainfall in Krakow is around 600mm, with the greatest falls in the summer months (especially July).

Average temperature in Krakow

Month	Average high	Average low
January	0.0° C / 31.8° F	-7.0° C / 19.9° F
February	2.0° C / 35.8° F	-5.0° C / 23.4° F
March	7.0° C / 44.8° F	-1.0° C / 29.7° F
April	14.0° C / 56.3° F	3.0° C / 37.4° F
May	19.0° C / 65.7° F	8.0° C / 45.7° F
June	22.0° C / 70.9° F	11.0° C / 51.4° F
July	23.0° C / 73.4° F	12.0° C / 54.0° F
August	23.0° C / 73.0° F	12.0° C / 53.2° F
September	19.0° C / 65.8° F	9.0° C / 47.5° F
October	14.0° C / 56.8° F	4.0° C / 39.6° F
November	7.0° C / 44.2° F	0.0° C / 32.4° F
December	2.0° C / 35.2° F	-4.0° C / 24.8° F

Things to do in Krakow

What you need after an arduous sightseeing session in this wonderful city of Cracow, is a fine restaurant, where you can fuel your body, refresh yourself and enjoy the delicious cuisine. We can also recommend what to do when the sun is set and night has settled - explore Cracow's nightlife with us.

Our Top 5 Tours

Guided Pub Tour - from 50 PLN

Kalashnikov shooting
- from 240 PLN

Wieliczka Salt Mine - from 55 PLN

Paintball - from 135 PLN

White Water Rafting
- from 200 PLN

Cracow is the main city of Lower Silesia region in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder river. The city originated as a Bohemian stronghold at the intersection of two ancient trade routes and over the centuries Cracow has been part of Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia and Germany

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Cracow events

Jewish Culture Festival, Wianki, Coke Live Music Festival and Sacrum-Profanum Festival are the most internationally acclaimed annual events in Cracow among plenty of other concerts, exhibitions, festivals and plays to choose from every month.