Kraków Weather in August
Kraków in August
The short of it: Kraków in August averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 14° · rain 66 mm · daylight 14 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
August in Kraków brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 14°, with about 66 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 27 min in mid-August, 90 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Kraków runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Grzegórzki, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Kraków, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 30 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrzegórzkiLesser Poland | 2 km E | 27° | 14° | 66 mm |
| BieńczyceLesser Poland | 7 km ENE | 26° | 13° | 67 mm |
| SkawinaLesser Poland | 12 km SW | 26° | 13° | 64 mm |
| WieliczkaLesser Poland | 12 km SE | 26° | 13° | 72 mm |
| NiepołomiceLesser Poland | 21 km E | 26° | 13° | 67 mm |
| KrzeszowiceLesser Poland | 24 km WNW | 25° | 13° | 71 mm |
| MyśleniceLesser Poland | 25 km S | 25° | 12° | 73 mm |
| MiechówLesser Poland | 33 km N | 26° | 13° | 70 mm |