Kraków vs Košice: which is sunnier?
🇵🇱 Poland vs 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 189 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Košice is the sunnier overall: about 1,792 hours of sunshine a year to Kraków's 1,604. Košice has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months; the other 4 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Kraków | Košice | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,604 | 1,792 |
| Sunniest month | August (74/100) | September (79/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 71/100 | 75/100 |
| Rain / year | 786 mm | 666 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Kraków vs Košice month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraków | Košice | Kraków | Košice | Kraków | Košice | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 0° | 0° | 46 | 38 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 2° | 3° | 43 | 38 |
| March | 0 | 7 | 8° | 9° | 48 | 38 |
| April | 46 | 54 | 15° | 16° | 53 | 43 |
| May | 64 | 75 | 19° | 21° | 99 | 76 |
| June | 70 | 74 | 23° | 25° | 96 | 83 |
| July | 68 | 73 | 26° | 27° | 106 | 88 |
| August | 74 | 77 | 26° | 27° | 76 | 63 |
| September | 74 | 79 | 20° | 21° | 74 | 55 |
| October | 39 | 46 | 14° | 15° | 58 | 55 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 8° | 8° | 46 | 45 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 2° | 1° | 41 | 44 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Košice · Apr Košice · May Košice · Jun Košice · Jul Košice · Aug Košice · Sep Košice · Oct Košice · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Kraków averages 0/100, Košice 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (3°C vs 3°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Košice (average score 45/100 vs 37). Daytime highs are similar (14°C vs 15°C).
- June–August: Košice (average score 75/100 vs 71). Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 26°C).
- September–October: Košice (average score 63/100 vs 57). Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 18°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Kraków weather by month · Košice weather by month · Best time to visit Poland.
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