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.

 

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).