Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
Kraków in December
In December, Kraków averages a daytime high of 0 °C and a night-time low of -2 °C, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Kraków's most comfortable months, August.
- Average high
- 0 °C
- Average low
- -2 °C
- Rain in the month
- 37 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 8 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 231
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Kraków
December is the 11th warmest month in Kraków by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from -1 °C to 23 °C and the lows from -4 °C to 14 °C. By day, December is 6 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C cooler than December.
December brings 37 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 60 mm (714 mm a year); it is the 11th wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 8 h, against 8 h at the shortest and 16 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1 °C | -4 °C | 39 mm | |
| February | 1 °C | -3 °C | 35 mm | |
| March | 6 °C | 0 °C | 42 mm | |
| April | 13 °C | 5 °C | 49 mm | |
| May | 18 °C | 9 °C | 80 mm | |
| June | 21 °C | 12 °C | 93 mm | |
| July | 23 °C | 14 °C | 106 mm | |
| August | 23 °C | 14 °C | 71 mm | Yes |
| September | 18 °C | 10 °C | 67 mm | |
| October | 12 °C | 6 °C | 54 mm | |
| November | 6 °C | 2 °C | 41 mm | |
| December | 0 °C | -2 °C | 37 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Kraków?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 0 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Kraków are August; the nearest is August.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Poland in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kraków
This guide lists 231 places to stay in Kraków: 3 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 228 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 118; 1–3 km, 72; 3–10 km, 35; 10 km or more, 6.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.