When to go · Poland
Poland, month by month
The best months for Poland: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- 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
- FebruaryMixedStill winter; winter holidays fill Zakopane.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): cool · Baltic coast: cool · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): coolCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedGrey thaw; museum weather.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): cool · Baltic coast: cool · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): coolCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- 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
- 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 · 2 festivals or holidays
- 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 · 1 festival or holiday
- 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
- 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
- SeptemberGreatBest month for cities and mountains.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): best weather · Baltic coast: best weather · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): best weatherCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodGolden autumn in the Tatras; cooler days.Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław): fine · Baltic coast: fine · Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze): fineCrowds: Low
- 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
- 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
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław)Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Lublin | Cool | Cool | Cool | OK | Best | Best | Hot | Hot | Best | OK | Cool | Cool |
| Baltic coastGdańsk, Sopot, Hel peninsula | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best | OK | Cool | Cool |
| Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze)Zakopane, Karpacz | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | OK | OK | Best | Best | Best | OK | Cool | Cool |