Lesser Poland, Poland
Kraków
Kraków is a city in Lesser Poland, Poland. It has a population of about 804,237 (2023). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Now10°C
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
Population804,237
Local time14:51
50.06° N, 19.94° EElevation 219 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes30-001, 30-002 …October: high / low14° / 5°
Rain this month44mm
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
Best: Jun · Aug–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Kraków at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:13 · 17:3710 h 24 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:59Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 7.7Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJun · Aug–Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month26°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-5°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
90 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
32 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.2 km
How Kraków has grown
People living in the built-up area (176 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+13%641k in 1975 → 723k in 2025Weather in Kraków
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
10°C
Today hour by hourRain · wind 20 km/h · humidity 96%
Today22 Oct11°6°13.9 mm
Fri23 Oct15°3°
Sat24 Oct15°7°1.2 mm
Sun25 Oct16°5°2.7 mm
Mon26 Oct14°6°2 mm
Tue27 Oct15°3°
Wed28 Oct16°4°
Thu29 Oct12°9°2 mm
Fri30 Oct12°7°1.5 mm
Sat31 Oct10°6°2 mm
When to go to Kraków
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 21 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 53 | 25 | 24 |
| High | 2° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Low | -5° | -4° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -3° |
| Rain (mm) | 38 | 32 | 42 | 45 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 78 | 64 | 44 | 43 | 41 |
| Wet days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
What's on in Kraków
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Kraków's festivals through the year
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Monuments and museums in Kraków
0.8 km
Wawel CathedralBuilt 1020
0.8 km
Wawel CastleBuilt 1001
0.5 km
Saints Peter and Paul Church, Stare MiastoBuilt 1635
0.8 km
Sigismund's ChapelBuilt 1519
0.5 km
Juliusz Słowacki TheatreBuilt 1893
0.2 km
Church of St. AnneBuilt 1689
Museum0.9 km
National Museum in KrakówBuilt 1879
Museum1.5 km
Galicia Jewish MuseumBuilt 2004More museums: Dawny Hotel "Cracovia" · The Józef Mehoffer House · Galeria Europa – Daleki Wschód · Kamienica Szołayskich · MuFo Józefitów · Muzeum Elektroniki · Muzeum Stanisława Wyspiańskiego · Skarbiec Koronny · Town Hall Tower · Zamek I · Zamek II
Outdoors around Kraków
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
KoronaCamp sites
0.7 kmSkurwysynClimbing
0.7 kmDelanteHot springs & thermal baths
0.7 kmAnimal IslandZoos
0.8 kmMuzeum Lotnictwa PolskiegoTheme parks
0.8 kmOgród Zoologiczny w KrakowieZoos · 340 m
2 kmSport Arena MyśleniceSki area · 2 km of pistes · 2 lifts
29 kmSzklana Góra SkiSki area · 1 km of pistes · 3 lifts
30 kmSławicSki RajSki area · 0 km of pistes · 2 lifts
30 kmDive FactoryDive site
4.4 kmNature around Kraków
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Poland seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Kraków
Earthquakes around Kraków
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19501magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record13within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.1Radlin 2 km ↘1983 · 103 km
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 1 · 0 km
Devonian · 1
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 1
Cities and settlements
Universities and research institutes
Jagiellonian UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1364
Jan Matejko Academy Of Fine ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1818
The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in KrakowUniversity or college · founded 1888
University of Agriculture in KrakowUniversity or college · founded 1890
University of Physical Culture in KrakówUniversity or college · founded 1893
AGH University of KrakowUniversity or college · founded 1919
Krakow University of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1925
Ignatianum University in CracowUniversity or college · founded 1932
Cracow University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1946
Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1946
University of the National Education Commission, KrakowUniversity or college · founded 1946
Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet AGHUniversity or college · founded 1973
Pontifical University of John Paul II in KrakówUniversity or college · founded 1981
School of Management and Banking in CracowUniversity or college · founded 1995
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2000
Cracow School of Health PromotionUniversity or college · founded 2002
Tischner European UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Malopolska Association For Agricultural Extension At The Agricultural University of CracowUniversity or college
Malopolska Higher Vocational School of J. Dietl in KrakówUniversity or college
Instytut Ekspertyz SądowychResearch institute · founded 1929
Oil and Gas Institute - National Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1944
Lukasiewicz Research Network - Krakow Institute of TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1946
National Research Institute of Animal ProductionResearch institute · founded 1950
Institute of Metallurgy and Materials ScienceResearch institute · founded 1952
Władysław Szafer Institute of BotanyResearch institute · founded 1953
Maj Institute of PharmacologyResearch institute · founded 1954
Strata Mechanics Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1954
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesResearch institute · founded 1955
Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant PhysiologyResearch institute · founded 1956
Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of SciencesResearch institute · founded 1968
The Institute of the Polish Language of the Polish Academy of SciencesResearch institute · founded 1973
Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of SciencesResearch institute · founded 1985
Institute of Systematics and Evolution of AnimalsResearch institute · founded 1989
Krakow Cardiovascular Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2004
Centrum Kopernika Badań InterdyscyplinarnychResearch institute · founded 2008
Allerhand InstituteResearch institute · founded 2009
SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation CentreResearch institute · founded 2015
Laboratorium Datowań BezwzględnychResearch institute
Sano – Centre for Computational Personalised Medicine International Research FoundationResearch institute
Towns and villages around Kraków
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Stare Miasto0.1 kmŁobzów2.4 kmZwierzyniec3.2 kmDąbie3.4 kmŁagiewniki4 kmRakowice4.1 kmPrzegorzały4.6 kmPychowice4.8 kmWitkowice4.8 kmŁagiewniki-Borek Fałęcki5 kmWola Duchacka5.1 kmZalesie5.2 kmWola Justowska5.4 kmBorek Fałȩcki5.5 kmBodzów5.5 kmNowe Piaski6 kmProkocim6.2 kmChełm6.2 kmTonie6.4 kmMydlniki6.7 kmSkotniki6.7 kmKobierzyn6.8 kmPiaski Wielkie7 kmKostrze7.4 kmRżąka7.9 kmRybitwy7.9 kmOpatkowice8.3 kmRajsko8.4 kmDłubnia8.5 kmKrzesławice8.8 kmPrzewóz9 kmMogiła9 kmKosocice9.1 kmSamborek9.3 kmWróblowice9.3 kmSoboniowice9.6 kmBarycz9.6 kmKaim9.8 kmKantorowice9.8 kmGrębałów11 kmKujawy12 kmLubocza12 kmPleszów12 kmŁuczanowice13 kmChałupki14 kmWadów14 kmFrzylasek14 km
Kraków from above
Around Kraków40 places to see, do and reach nearby
RudawaNature1.8 kmSmocza Jama, KrakówNature0.9 kmPrądnik RiverNature3.6 kmWilga, Lesser PolandNature1.9 kmJasna CaveNature3.5 kmSankaNature8.4 kmLubomirMountain34 kmKoskowa GóraMountain36 kmKotońMountain33 kmBabicaMountain32 kmKiczbraMountain38 kmGrodzisko, Lesser PolandMountain31 kmSport Arena MyśleniceSki area29 kmSzklana Góra SkiSki area30 kmSławicSki RajSki area30 kmDive FactoryDive site4.4 kmWawel CathedralMonument0.8 kmWawel CastleMonument0.8 kmSaints Peter and Paul Church, Stare MiastoMonument0.5 kmSigismund's ChapelMonument0.8 kmJuliusz Słowacki TheatreMonument0.5 kmChurch of St. AnneMonument0.2 kmIzaak SynagogueMonument1.3 kmSt. Mary's Basilica in KrakówMonument0.2 kmNational Museum in KrakówMuseum0.9 kmGalicia Jewish MuseumMuseum1.5 kmCzartoryski MuseumMuseum0.4 kmArchaeological Museum of KrakówMuseum0.4 kmMOCAK, Museum of Contemporary Art in KrakówMuseum2.3 kmKraków GłównyStation1.1 kmKraków GrzegórzkiStation0.9 kmKraków BonarkaStation3.6 kmMost PiłsudskiegoFerry port1.9 kmMost KotlarskiFerry port2.0 kmWieliczkaPlace12 kmKrzeszowicePlace24 kmSkawinaPlace12 kmTenczynekPlace24 kmDobczycePlace23 kmSłomnikiPlace22 km
Postal codes
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Getting to Kraków
Kraków John Paul II International AirportKRK
11 kmKatowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportKTW
76 kmPoprad-Tatry AirportTAT
112 kmKraków GłównyRailway station
1.1 kmKraków GrzegórzkiRailway station
0.9 kmKraków BonarkaRailway station
3.6 kmMost PiłsudskiegoFerry port
1.9 kmMost KotlarskiFerry port
2 kmPlaces near Kraków
Places with a climate like Kraków
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Kraków?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Kraków.
What is the hottest month in Kraków?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the coldest month in Kraków?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 2°C and lows of -5°C.
What is the rainiest month in Kraków?
July is the wettest month with about 90 mm of precipitation on 16 wet days.
What is the postal code of Kraków?
Kraków has 629 postal codes: 30-001, 30-002, 30-003, 30-004, 30-006, 30-007, 30-009, 30-010, 30-011, 30-012, 30-014, 30-015 ….