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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 77°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 23°F at night. Around 24 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (3.6 inches) and easing off in February (1.2 inches). 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 (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 31 |
| Avg low (°F) | 23 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 33 | 25 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 57 | 64 |
| Avg low (°F) | 23 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 53 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 77 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 31 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 33 | 25 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
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.