Kraków · Poland · 1995–2024 averages
Kraków weather, month by month. August is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Kraków, Poland — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. August comes out on top; January is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
Tap a month for its full breakdown.
August
bestscore 76.6/100Mild, sticky and some rain, with moderate air.
- Feels like
- 24°
- mild
- Real temp
- 24°
- mild
- Humidity
- 74%
- sticky
- Rain
- 81mm
- some rain
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- mixed
- Air quality
- 61
- moderate
- Daylight
- 14.4h
- long days
Month by month, metric by metric
Each row is one measure across the same twelve months. The tint says how good that month is for it, the word says why.
- Good
- Okay
- Rough
- Grim
Feels like
peaks at 24° in July
- Jan-3°freezing
- Feb-1°freezing
- Mar4°freezing
- Apr11°cold
- May18°cool
- Jun22°mild
- Jul24°mild
- Aug24°mild
- Sep18°cool
- Oct12°cold
- Nov4°freezing
- Dec-1°freezing
Real temp
1–24° in the shade across the year
- Jan1°freezing
- Feb4°freezing
- Mar8°cold
- Apr14°cool
- May19°cool
- Jun22°mild
- Jul24°mild
- Aug24°mild
- Sep19°cool
- Oct14°cool
- Nov8°cold
- Dec3°freezing
Humidity
71% at its driest, 86% at its most oppressive
- Jan84%sweaty
- Feb81%sweaty
- Mar74%sticky
- Apr71%sticky
- May73%sticky
- Jun74%sticky
- Jul73%sticky
- Aug74%sticky
- Sep77%sweaty
- Oct81%sweaty
- Nov86%soupy
- Dec84%sweaty
Rain
104mm in July, 42mm in December
- Jan47mmdryish
- Feb47mmdryish
- Mar49mmdryish
- Apr59mmdryish
- May90mmsome rain
- Jun88mmsome rain
- Jul104mmsome rain
- Aug81mmsome rain
- Sep76mmsome rain
- Oct54mmdryish
- Nov47mmdryish
- Dec42mmdryish
Cloud cover
55% at its clearest, 76% at its greyest
- Jan76%grey
- Feb74%grey
- Mar66%mixed
- Apr61%mixed
- May61%mixed
- Jun60%mixed
- Jul58%mixed
- Aug55%mixed
- Sep61%mixed
- Oct66%mixed
- Nov74%grey
- Dec76%grey
Air quality
worst in January, cleanest in July
- Jan99moderate
- Feb96moderate
- Mar91moderate
- Apr72moderate
- May62moderate
- Jun60moderate
- Jul57moderate
- Aug61moderate
- Sep63moderate
- Oct76moderate
- Nov89moderate
- Dec94moderate
Daylight
8.1h to 16.3h of daylight across the year
- Jan8.6hshort
- Feb10.1hshortish
- Mar11.9hshortish
- Apr13.8heven
- May15.4hlong days
- Jun16.3hlong days
- Jul15.9hlong days
- Aug14.4hlong days
- Sep12.6heven
- Oct10.7hshortish
- Nov9.1hshort
- Dec8.1hshort
Kraków's air changes sharply through the year
The air is at its worst in January at 99 AQI (moderate), and at its cleanest in July at 57 (moderate). The dirtiest months here are also the driest.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3° freezing | 1° freezing | 84% sweaty | 47mm dryish | 76% grey | 99 moderate | 8.6h short |
| February | -1° freezing | 4° freezing | 81% sweaty | 47mm dryish | 74% grey | 96 moderate | 10.1h shortish |
| March | 4° freezing | 8° cold | 74% sticky | 49mm dryish | 66% mixed | 91 moderate | 11.9h shortish |
| April | 11° cold | 14° cool | 71% sticky | 59mm dryish | 61% mixed | 72 moderate | 13.8h even |
| May | 18° cool | 19° cool | 73% sticky | 90mm some rain | 61% mixed | 62 moderate | 15.4h long days |
| June | 22° mild | 22° mild | 74% sticky | 88mm some rain | 60% mixed | 60 moderate | 16.3h long days |
| July | 24° mild | 24° mild | 73% sticky | 104mm some rain | 58% mixed | 57 moderate | 15.9h long days |
| August | 24° mild | 24° mild | 74% sticky | 81mm some rain | 55% mixed | 61 moderate | 14.4h long days |
| September | 18° cool | 19° cool | 77% sweaty | 76mm some rain | 61% mixed | 63 moderate | 12.6h even |
| October | 12° cold | 14° cool | 81% sweaty | 54mm dryish | 66% mixed | 76 moderate | 10.7h shortish |
| November | 4° freezing | 8° cold | 86% soupy | 47mm dryish | 74% grey | 89 moderate | 9.1h short |
| December | -1° freezing | 3° freezing | 84% sweaty | 42mm dryish | 76% grey | 94 moderate | 8.1h short |
Kraków weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Kraków?
- August scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 24° feels-like, 81mm of rain and 74% humidity. January is the month to avoid: 47mm of rain and 99 AQI.
- How hot does Kraków get?
- July is the peak, at 24° feels-like (24° in the shade) — mild. Even in August it reaches 24°.
- When is the rainy season in Kraków?
- July is the wettest month at 104mm, and December the driest at just 42mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Kraków?
- January is the worst month at 99 AQI (moderate), and July the best at 57 (moderate).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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