Weather in Krakow in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Krakow;
Average weather
Average temperature in Krakow in January
Going from a maximum of +15°C during the day to a minimum of -4°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 68% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +2°C.
Is Krakow warm or cold in January?
Krakow is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +3°C to +1°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -2°C to -4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Krakow, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Krakow in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +1°C | +3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -23°C | -27°C | -26°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +15°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 31 mm | 24 mm | 23 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 84% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 10 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +3°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +1°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 31 mm to 24 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Krakow is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Krakow.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Krakow?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Krakow in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+11°C) and the highest in 2016 (+17°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 486 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 1132 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Krakow, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.