When to go · Poland
Poland in November
Mixed month. Grey; 1 and 11 November holidays close shops and fill trains.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Poland
- Prices
- Low
- Poland
Verdict
Grey; 1 and 11 November holidays close shops and fill trains.
Weather in November
- Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław) · Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Lublincool
Continental: cold winters (often below 0 °C), warm summers with storms; winter smog in Kraków on still days.
- Baltic coast · Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel peninsulacool
Cooler summers, sea at 17–20 °C in August; windy and grey in winter.
- Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze) · Zakopane, Karpaczcool
Ski December–March; summer hiking July–September; Zakopane packed at weekends.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
All Saints' Day big impact
1 Nov
Cemeteries lit with candles; mass travel; shops closed.
Independence Day
11 Nov
Marches in Warsaw, some tense; shops closed.
Christmas Market
Late Nov–Dec · Kraków
Stalls on the Main Market Square; crowded evenings.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Poland
- Low
- Prices · Poland
- Low
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket