Zakopane in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Zakopane sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 386 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Zakopane's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zakopane's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 19°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Rainfall
- 386 mm
- 52 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Zakopane in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.
A typical summer day in Zakopane reaches about 19°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Zakopane
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Zakopane weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2° / -8° | 48 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -0° / -8° | 51 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 4° / -4° | 61 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 10° / 0° | 79 | 14 | 4.8 | 13.4 | 2.0 |
| May | 15° / 5° | 117 | 17.3 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 18° / 9° | 131 | 18.2 | 0 | 15.9 | 4.7 |
| Jul | 20° / 10° | 144 | 18.2 | 0 | 15.6 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 20° / 10° | 112 | 15.2 | 0 | 14.2 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 15° / 6° | 86 | 12.8 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 10° / 2° | 69 | 11.2 | 3 | 10.5 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 4° / -2° | 53 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| Dec | -1° / -7° | 49 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Zakopane gets around 386 mm of rain over 52 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min in early June to 13 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Zakopane
In summer, Zakopane overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Zakopane's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Zakopane?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Zakopane for sightseeing.
What to pack for Zakopane in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Zakopane sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 52 days see rain.
UV index in Zakopane in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zakopane peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Zakopane in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Zakopane is worst in June — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zakopane's WHO annual average of 19.8 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Moderate |
| Feb | 17 | Moderate |
| Mar | 22 | Moderate |
| Apr | 24 | Moderate |
| May | 23 | Moderate |
| Jun | 25 | Moderate |
| Jul | 24 | Moderate |
| Aug | 23 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 15 | Moderate |
| Nov | 15 | Moderate |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Where is Zakopane?
Zakopane sits at 49.3°N, 19.9°E, 819 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Nowy Targ, 21 km away.
Topography around Zakopane
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zakopane.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Zakopane has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m around an average of 929 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,817 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,365 m.
The land around Zakopane is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) 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 Zakopane (49.299°, 19.9489°, elevation 819 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.