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Kraków Weather by Month
Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Kraków, Poland, month by month, built from OpenWeather’s historical records. Use it to see what a typical Kraków month looks like before you travel — then check the live Kraków forecast for the days ahead.
Warmest month
August
26°C average high
Coolest month
January
-3°C average low
Wettest month
May
69 mm of rain
Driest month
January
18 mm of rain
Average temperature and rainfall in Kraków by month
Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Record low / high | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | -3°C | -24°C / 15°C | 18 mm | 82% | 12 km/h |
| February | 5°C | -2°C | -15°C / 19°C | 22 mm | 79% | 12 km/h |
| March | 9°C | 0°C | -18°C / 25°C | 26 mm | 69% | 12 km/h |
| April | 14°C | 4°C | -8°C / 29°C | 33 mm | 65% | 11 km/h |
| May | 19°C | 9°C | -1°C / 30°C | 69 mm | 68% | 11 km/h |
| June | 24°C | 13°C | 5°C / 36°C | 56 mm | 67% | 10 km/h |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 7°C / 40°C | 54 mm | 68% | 10 km/h |
| August | 26°C | 15°C | 4°C / 39°C | 60 mm | 70% | 9 km/h |
| September | 20°C | 11°C | 0°C / 34°C | 52 mm | 77% | 10 km/h |
| October | 14°C | 6°C | -6°C / 26°C | 48 mm | 81% | 9 km/h |
| November | 8°C | 2°C | -9°C / 21°C | 29 mm | 85% | 10 km/h |
| December | 4°C | -1°C | -23°C / 15°C | 27 mm | 84% | 11 km/h |
Best time to visit Kraków
The most comfortable time to visit Kraków is generally June to August, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around May, totalling about 492 mm a year.
Travellers who prefer heat should aim for August, when highs average 26°C. May is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 69 mm, roughly 4× the rainfall of the driest month (January).
Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Kraków forecast for what is happening now.