Early February 1 February
37°F
Typical afternoon high
38% historical wet-day frequency
Poland · Countryside
Kraków & Lesser Poland
in February.
Is February a good time?
Cold days.
A steady visitor season.
February averages 41°F afternoons, with about 10 rain days. Later February is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 41°F
- Rain days
- 10
- Visitor demand
- 70%of August peak
Historical Małopolskie regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Kraków, Zakopane and Wieliczka; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
5.7/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#10 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather4.4/10Fair
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, busier than most of Europe this month
CostModeratefor Europe; Poland-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your February
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 41°F (5°C): a warm coat; nights around 26°F (−3°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 10 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 10 hours of daylight.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 10 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 06:51 and sets about 16:55 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 26°F (−3°C); afternoons reach about 41°F (5°C). Expect rain on about 10 days in a typical February.
Typical afternoon
41°F (5°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Februarys
Night low
26°F (−3°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
10h 04m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late February?
Late February is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 37°F on the 1st, versus 45°F on the 28th. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 38% to 28% between those dates.
Mid February 15 February
41°F
Typical afternoon high
34% historical wet-day frequency
Late February 28 February
45°F
Typical afternoon high
28% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesFebruary 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
February 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137° | 238° | 338° | 438° | 538° | 638° | 738° |
| 838° | 939° | 1039° | 1139° | 1240° | 1340° | 1440° |
| 1541° | 1641° | 1742° | 1842° | 1942° | 2043° | 2143° |
| 2244° | 2344° | 2444° | 2544° | 2644° | 2745° | 2845° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 38°F (3°C) in the first week to 44°F (7°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 28–40%. Local schools are out 15–28 February 2027.
Schools here are off 15–28 February 2027 (winter holidays). Elsewhere in February 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: France 42%, Netherlands 46%, Belgium 25%, Czechia 18%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Steady all year. February averages 70% of August's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.
Overnight stays across Małopolskie do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, busier than most of Europe this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
About usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Poland as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 92 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Year-to-year variation
How much does February vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 26°F (−3°C) and 51°F (10°C); in 5 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 41°F (5°C). Rain days ranged from 5 to 17; half the years had 7–12.
Rain days in each February
Rain days
10
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 16 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
3 of 28
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no February in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
3 of 28
rated very good or better
See every recorded FebruaryHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35°F | 5 |
| 2012 | 26°F | 11 |
| 2013 | 36°F | 10 |
| 2014 | 47°F | 6 |
| 2015 | 41°F | 7 |
| 2016 | 46°F | 17 |
| 2017 | 42°F | 8 |
| 2018 | 33°F | 10 |
| 2019 | 46°F | 8 |
| 2020 | 46°F | 17 |
| 2021 | 39°F | 12 |
| 2022 | 45°F | 12 |
| 2023 | 40°F | 12 |
| 2024 | 51°F | 15 |
| 2025 | 41°F | 6 |
Checked against official climate averages for Krakow-Balice. How we check
Compare dates
January, February
or March?
| Typical conditions | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 37°F | 41°F | 50°F |
| Rain days | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Overnight demand | 59% | 70% | 51% |
January: Cooler afternoons and more rain days than February. January guide →
March: Warmer afternoons than February. March guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with February Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. February stays as your reference.
Hotel stays vary little through the year. March to October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than February.
Your comparison
February or January?
Overnight stays vary little through the year.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the January guide →| Typical conditions | February | January |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 41°F | 37°F |
| Nights | 26°F | 25°F |
| Rain days | 10 | 12 |
| Visitor season | Steady all year | Steady all year |
| Overall / 10 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Month rank | #10 | #12 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5 | #12 | 37°F | 25°F | 12 | 4.0 | Steady all year |
| February | 5.7 | #10 | 41°F | 26°F | 10 | 4.4 | Steady all year |
| March | 6.4 | #8 | 50°F | 31°F | 9 | 5.7 | Steady all year |
| April | 7.0 | #6 | 59°F | 39°F | 10 | 6.9 | Steady all year |
| May | 7.4 | #5 | 67°F | 46°F | 12 | 7.9 | Steady all year |
| June | 7.8 | #1 | 75°F | 55°F | 9 | 8.7 | Steady all year |
| July | 7.7 | #3 | 77°F | 57°F | 12 | 8.3 | Steady all year |
| August | 7.8 | #2 | 78°F | 56°F | 9 | 8.6 | Steady all year |
| September | 7.6 | #4 | 69°F | 50°F | 9 | 8.3 | Steady all year |
| October | 6.8 | #7 | 58°F | 42°F | 8 | 6.7 | Steady all year |
| November | 6.0 | #9 | 47°F | 34°F | 9 | 5.1 | Steady all year |
| December | 5.6 | #11 | 40°F | 29°F | 10 | 4.3 | Steady all year |
Near here
Nearby places in February
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
SilesiaPoland · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 5.6 · Fair weather, 41°F (5°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Holy CrossŚwiętokrzyskie · Poland · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 5.7 · Fair weather, 40°F (4°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Central Slovakiaabout 80 miles
Balanced Overall 5.5 · Fair weather, 41°F (5°C) · Busy season · Cost moderate
WarsawPoland · about 170 miles
Balanced Overall 5.3 · Fair weather, 39°F (4°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
BudapestHungary · about 170 miles
Balanced Overall 6.2 · Good weather, 46°F (8°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Better February weather than Kraków & Lesser Poland
Kraków & Lesser Poland's weather ranks 100 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Poland have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Kraków & Lesser Poland.
Novi Sad & VojvodinaSerbia · about 310 miles
Good weather (5.5): 8°F warmer afternoons, 2 fewer rain days, cheaper
OlteniaRomania · about 400 miles
Good weather (5.5): 6°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days, cheaper
Šumadija & western Serbiaabout 420 miles
Good weather (5.5): 8°F warmer afternoons, cheaper
Southern & eastern Serbiaabout 440 miles
Good weather (5.7): 8°F warmer afternoons, 3 fewer rain days, cheaper
Southern MunteniaRomania · about 450 miles
Good weather (5.4): 5°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days, cheaper
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 70% of the busiest and about average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are. That means about 45,000 overnight visitors on a typical February night across the region, 76% of them from Poland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 28,000 more: 62 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 57 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Krakow-Balice from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.5°C), night lows within 2°F (0.8°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 14 |
| Busiest month here | August · 19 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.3% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 76th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 76% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 62 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 2.2% |
| National hotel-price season | Poland historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (−4% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 3.3 million |
| Statistical region | PL21 · Małopolskie |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.