Wieliczka in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wieliczka sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 200 mm of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Wieliczka's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wieliczka's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
200 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.6
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Wieliczka in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Wieliczka reaches about 14°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Wieliczka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 42 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
42
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Wieliczka weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4310.97.58.40.0
Feb / -3°4310.47.19.70.0
Mar / -0°5211.74.411.51.3
Apr14° / 5811.11.613.54.0
May19° / 9014015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°8913.4016.16.0
Jul24° / 14°10114015.76.3
Aug24° / 13°7511.1014.36.7
Sep19° / 7310.6012.45.9
Oct14° / 5910.40.410.53.8
Nov / 469.92.88.81.1
Dec / -3°4210.267.90.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Wieliczka gets around 200 mm of rain and snow over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min in early March to 15 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Wieliczka?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wieliczka.

What to pack for Wieliczka in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Wieliczka sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Wieliczka in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wieliczka 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Wieliczka in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Wieliczka is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 2017 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wieliczka?

Wieliczka sits at 50.0°N, 20.1°E, 261 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Grzegórzki, 11 km away.

Topography around Wieliczka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Wieliczka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wieliczka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 274 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,550 m.

The land around Wieliczka is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
1,550 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Grzegórzki 11 km · Bieńczyce 12 km · Krakow 12 km · Skawina 17 km · Myślenice 19 km · Bochnia 26 km · Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 31 km · Brzesko 39 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
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Wieliczka (49.9874°, 20.0647°, elevation 261 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.