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Best Time for Kraków & the Tatras
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Sweet spot: April, August, September. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Kraków's squares at café temperature and Tatra trails clear of snow — September adds golden larches.
- Kraków's Christmas market and snow-dusted Zakopane — pack for real cold, stay for the mulled wine.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.8°C | −0.4°C | 49 mm | 8.3 h | ❄ |
| February | −5.7°C | 1.5°C | 44 mm | 9.8 h | ❄ |
| March | −2.4°C | 6.5°C | 50 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | 2.8°C | 13.4°C | 52 mm | 13.5 h | |
| May | 8.1°C | 18.3°C | 96 mm | 15.2 h | |
| June | 12.1°C | 22.1°C | 98 mm | 16.1 h | |
| July | 14.1°C | 24.4°C | 108 mm | 15.7 h | |
| August | 13.5°C | 24.5°C | 79 mm | 14.3 h | |
| September | 8.6°C | 19.1°C | 75 mm | 12.4 h | |
| October | 3.7°C | 12.9°C | 59 mm | 10.4 h | |
| November | −0.1°C | 6.9°C | 48 mm | 8.7 h | ❄ |
| December | −4.5°C | 1.2°C | 45 mm | 7.9 h | ❄ |