Krakow weather in August
In August, Krakow sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Krakow's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krakow's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 24°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 13°
- 11th coldest
- Rainfall
- 75 mm
- 11.1 wet days
- Daylight
- 14 h 18 min
- 4:36 AM – 6:53 PM
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 12th windiest
- Solar energy
- 4.52 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.7
- out of 10
Krakow is capital city of Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland.
- Air quality
- Elevated
- PM2.5 24.8 µg/m³ · 2019
- Density
- 2,497/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- ~966 CE
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in August
Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.
A typical August day in Krakow reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 14 |
| 2 | 25 | 14 |
| 3 | 25 | 14 |
| 4 | 25 | 14 |
| 5 | 25 | 14 |
| 6 | 25 | 14 |
| 7 | 25 | 14 |
| 8 | 25 | 14 |
| 9 | 25 | 14 |
| 10 | 25 | 14 |
| 11 | 25 | 14 |
| 12 | 24 | 14 |
| 13 | 24 | 13 |
| 14 | 24 | 13 |
| 15 | 24 | 13 |
| 16 | 24 | 13 |
| 17 | 24 | 13 |
| 18 | 24 | 13 |
| 19 | 24 | 13 |
| 20 | 24 | 13 |
| 21 | 24 | 13 |
| 22 | 23 | 13 |
| 23 | 23 | 13 |
| 24 | 23 | 12 |
| 25 | 23 | 12 |
| 26 | 23 | 12 |
| 27 | 22 | 12 |
| 28 | 22 | 12 |
| 29 | 22 | 12 |
| 30 | 22 | 12 |
| 31 | 22 | 11 |
How August really feels in Krakow
Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Krakow weather by month
How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2° / -4° | 43 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 3° / -3° | 43 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 8° / -0° | 52 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 14° / 4° | 58 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 4.0 |
| May | 19° / 8° | 90 | 14 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 89 | 13.4 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 24° / 14° | 101 | 14 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.3 |
| Aug | 24° / 13° | 75 | 11.1 | 0 | 14.3 | 6.7 |
| Sep | 19° / 9° | 73 | 10.6 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 14° / 5° | 59 | 10.4 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 7° / 1° | 46 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 3° / -3° | 42 | 10.2 | 6 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in August
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
| Cloudier (%) | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | 47 |
| 2 | 54 | 46 |
| 3 | 54 | 46 |
| 4 | 55 | 45 |
| 5 | 54 | 46 |
| 6 | 54 | 46 |
| 7 | 54 | 46 |
| 8 | 55 | 45 |
| 9 | 54 | 46 |
| 10 | 54 | 46 |
| 11 | 55 | 45 |
| 12 | 56 | 44 |
| 13 | 56 | 44 |
| 14 | 56 | 44 |
| 15 | 56 | 44 |
| 16 | 55 | 45 |
| 17 | 55 | 45 |
| 18 | 55 | 45 |
| 19 | 55 | 45 |
| 20 | 54 | 46 |
| 21 | 54 | 46 |
| 22 | 53 | 47 |
| 23 | 53 | 47 |
| 24 | 52 | 48 |
| 25 | 52 | 48 |
| 26 | 51 | 49 |
| 27 | 50 | 50 |
| 28 | 50 | 50 |
| 29 | 49 | 51 |
| 30 | 48 | 52 |
| 31 | 48 | 52 |
Chance of precipitation in August
Krakow gets around 75 mm of rain over 11.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 44 |
| 2 | 43 |
| 3 | 43 |
| 4 | 42 |
| 5 | 41 |
| 6 | 41 |
| 7 | 40 |
| 8 | 39 |
| 9 | 38 |
| 10 | 37 |
| 11 | 36 |
| 12 | 36 |
| 13 | 35 |
| 14 | 34 |
| 15 | 34 |
| 16 | 33 |
| 17 | 33 |
| 18 | 33 |
| 19 | 33 |
| 20 | 33 |
| 21 | 33 |
| 22 | 33 |
| 23 | 33 |
| 24 | 34 |
| 25 | 34 |
| 26 | 35 |
| 27 | 36 |
| 28 | 36 |
| 29 | 37 |
| 30 | 37 |
| 31 | 38 |
Humidity in August
Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 |
| Comfortable (%) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Humid (%) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Muggy (%) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 37 | 34 | 4 |
| 2 | 25 | 37 | 34 | 4 |
| 3 | 26 | 37 | 34 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | 37 | 33 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | 37 | 32 | 4 |
| 6 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 4 |
| 7 | 29 | 37 | 30 | 3 |
| 8 | 30 | 37 | 29 | 3 |
| 9 | 31 | 38 | 28 | 3 |
| 10 | 32 | 38 | 27 | 2 |
| 11 | 34 | 38 | 26 | 2 |
| 12 | 35 | 39 | 25 | 2 |
| 13 | 36 | 39 | 24 | 2 |
| 14 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 2 |
| 15 | 38 | 39 | 22 | 2 |
| 16 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 2 |
| 17 | 40 | 38 | 20 | 1 |
| 18 | 41 | 38 | 19 | 1 |
| 19 | 42 | 38 | 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 43 | 38 | 18 | 1 |
| 21 | 44 | 37 | 17 | 1 |
| 22 | 45 | 37 | 17 | 1 |
| 23 | 47 | 36 | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | 48 | 35 | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 1 |
| 26 | 51 | 34 | 14 | 1 |
| 27 | 53 | 33 | 13 | 1 |
| 28 | 55 | 32 | 12 | 1 |
| 29 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | 58 | 31 | 10 | 1 |
| 31 | 61 | 30 | 9 | 0 |
Wind in August
Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.
Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | calm |
| 2 | 9 | calm |
| 3 | 9 | calm |
| 4 | 9 | calm |
| 5 | 9 | calm |
| 6 | 9 | calm |
| 7 | 9 | calm |
| 8 | 9 | calm |
| 9 | 9 | calm |
| 10 | 9 | calm |
| 11 | 9 | calm |
| 12 | 9 | calm |
| 13 | 9 | calm |
| 14 | 9 | calm |
| 15 | 9 | calm |
| 16 | 9 | calm |
| 17 | 9 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 9 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 10 | calm |
| 29 | 10 | calm |
| 30 | 10 | calm |
| 31 | 10 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in August
Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:14 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:22 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 4:14 | 4:15 | 4:17 | 4:18 | 4:19 | 4:21 | 4:22 | 4:24 | 4:25 | 4:27 | 4:28 | 4:30 | 4:31 | 4:33 | 4:34 | 4:36 | 4:37 | 4:39 | 4:40 | 4:42 | 4:43 | 4:45 | 4:46 | 4:48 | 4:50 | 4:51 | 4:53 | 4:54 | 4:56 | 4:57 | 4:59 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:19 | 7:17 | 7:16 | 7:14 | 7:13 | 7:11 | 7:09 | 7:08 | 7:06 | 7:04 | 7:02 | 7:00 | 6:59 | 6:57 | 6:55 | 6:53 | 6:51 | 6:49 | 6:47 | 6:45 | 6:43 | 6:41 | 6:39 | 6:37 | 6:35 | 6:33 | 6:30 | 6:28 | 6:26 | 6:24 | 6:22 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.1 | 4:14 | 7:19 |
| 2 | 15.0 | 4:15 | 7:17 |
| 3 | 15.0 | 4:17 | 7:16 |
| 4 | 14.9 | 4:18 | 7:14 |
| 5 | 14.9 | 4:19 | 7:13 |
| 6 | 14.8 | 4:21 | 7:11 |
| 7 | 14.8 | 4:22 | 7:09 |
| 8 | 14.7 | 4:24 | 7:08 |
| 9 | 14.7 | 4:25 | 7:06 |
| 10 | 14.6 | 4:27 | 7:04 |
| 11 | 14.6 | 4:28 | 7:02 |
| 12 | 14.5 | 4:30 | 7:00 |
| 13 | 14.5 | 4:31 | 6:59 |
| 14 | 14.4 | 4:33 | 6:57 |
| 15 | 14.3 | 4:34 | 6:55 |
| 16 | 14.3 | 4:36 | 6:53 |
| 17 | 14.2 | 4:37 | 6:51 |
| 18 | 14.2 | 4:39 | 6:49 |
| 19 | 14.1 | 4:40 | 6:47 |
| 20 | 14.1 | 4:42 | 6:45 |
| 21 | 14.0 | 4:43 | 6:43 |
| 22 | 13.9 | 4:45 | 6:41 |
| 23 | 13.9 | 4:46 | 6:39 |
| 24 | 13.8 | 4:48 | 6:37 |
| 25 | 13.8 | 4:50 | 6:35 |
| 26 | 13.7 | 4:51 | 6:33 |
| 27 | 13.6 | 4:53 | 6:30 |
| 28 | 13.6 | 4:54 | 6:28 |
| 29 | 13.5 | 4:56 | 6:26 |
| 30 | 13.4 | 4:57 | 6:24 |
| 31 | 13.4 | 4:59 | 6:22 |
Solar energy in August
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 2 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 3 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 4 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 5 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 6 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 7 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 8 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 9 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 10 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 11 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 12 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 13 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 14 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 15 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 16 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 17 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 18 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 19 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 20 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 21 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 22 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 23 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 24 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 25 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 26 | 4.1 | Bright |
| 27 | 4.0 | Bright |
| 28 | 4.0 | Moderate |
| 29 | 3.9 | Moderate |
| 30 | 3.9 | Moderate |
| 31 | 3.8 | Moderate |
Is August a good time to visit Krakow?
Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
August is a reasonable time to visit Krakow for sightseeing.
What to pack for Krakow in August
From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In August, Krakow sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.
UV index in Krakow in August
Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Krakow peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Krakow in August
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Krakow is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Krakow's WHO annual average of 24.8 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 21 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Moderate |
| Feb | 22 | Moderate |
| Mar | 28 | Moderate |
| Apr | 28 | Moderate |
| May | 27 | Moderate |
| Jun | 30 | Moderate |
| Jul | 29 | Moderate |
| Aug | 28 | Moderate |
| Sep | 24 | Moderate |
| Oct | 21 | Moderate |
| Nov | 21 | Moderate |
| Dec | 18 | Moderate |
Where is Krakow?
Krakow sits at 50.1°N, 19.9°E, 219 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Grzegórzki, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Krakow
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Krakow.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Krakow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,548 m.
The land around Krakow is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (43%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.
Poland travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / E
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 52% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $28,420
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 89%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.8
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 9.4
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 600
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Krakow (50.0614°, 19.9366°, elevation 219 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).