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Kraków, Poland climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Kraków has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 25°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Around 614 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (91 mm) and easing off in February (30 mm). At latitude 50°N, day length swings from 7.9 hours in midwinter to 16.1 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kraków climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −4 | −1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 77 | 72 | 91 | 58 | 58 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −4 | −1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 77 | 72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 58 | 58 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 92 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 68 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 92 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Balice, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.