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Poland, month by month

The best months for Poland: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedCold, dark and cheap; ski season in Zakopane; smog days in Kraków.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): cool · Baltic coast: cool · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): coolCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryMixedStill winter; winter holidays fill Zakopane.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): cool · Baltic coast: cool · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): coolCrowds: Low
  3. MarchMixedGrey thaw; museum weather.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): cool · Baltic coast: cool · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): coolCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGoodSpring and Easter traditions; cool evenings.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): fine · Baltic coast: cool · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): coolCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGoodGreen, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): best weather · Baltic coast: fine · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): fineCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneGreatWarm, festival season; Kraków's Jewish Culture Festival late June–early July.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): best weather · Baltic coast: best weather · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): fineCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyGreatBaltic beach season; book Auschwitz and Wieliczka well ahead.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): hot · Baltic coast: best weather · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): best weatherCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatGdańsk's St Dominic's Fair; busy Tatras; hot inland spells.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): hot · Baltic coast: best weather · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGreatBest month for cities and mountains.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): best weather · Baltic coast: best weather · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): best weatherCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGoodGolden autumn in the Tatras; cooler days.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): fine · Baltic coast: fine · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): fineCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberMixedGrey; 1 and 11 November holidays close shops and fill trains.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): cool · Baltic coast: cool · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): coolCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
  12. DecemberMixedChristmas markets; 24–26 December almost everything shuts.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): cool · Baltic coast: cool · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): coolCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Poland, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jun: Great

    Jul: Great

  • Crowds

    Jun: High

    Jul: High

  • Prices

    Jun: Medium

    Jul: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jun: 3

    Jul: 0

June: Warm, festival season; Kraków's Jewish Culture Festival late June–early July.

July: Baltic beach season; book Auschwitz and Wieliczka well ahead.

Poland: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław)Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, LublinCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestHotHotBestOKCoolCool
Baltic coastGdańsk, Sopot, Hel peninsulaCoolCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestOKCoolCool
Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze)Zakopane, KarpaczCoolCoolCoolCoolOKOKBestBestBestOKCoolCool