Kraków vs Ostrava: which is sunnier?
🇵🇱 Poland vs 🇨🇿 Czechia · 127 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kraków and Ostrava are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,604 vs 1,541 hours a year. Their Sunshine Scores are within 2 points of each other in every month of the year.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Kraków | Ostrava | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,604 | 1,541 |
| Sunniest month | August (74/100) | August (73/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 71/100 | 71/100 |
| Rain / year | 786 mm | 818 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Kraków vs Ostrava month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraków | Ostrava | Kraków | Ostrava | Kraków | Ostrava | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 0° | 0° | 46 | 55 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 2° | 2° | 43 | 49 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 8° | 8° | 48 | 51 |
| April | 46 | 46 | 15° | 15° | 53 | 51 |
| May | 64 | 65 | 19° | 19° | 99 | 92 |
| June | 70 | 70 | 23° | 23° | 96 | 94 |
| July | 68 | 70 | 26° | 26° | 106 | 96 |
| August | 74 | 73 | 26° | 26° | 76 | 80 |
| September | 74 | 72 | 20° | 20° | 74 | 82 |
| October | 39 | 38 | 14° | 14° | 58 | 64 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 8° | 8° | 46 | 52 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 2° | 2° | 41 | 52 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Kraków averages 0/100, Ostrava 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (3°C vs 3°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Kraków averages 37/100, Ostrava 37/100. Daytime highs are similar (14°C vs 14°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Kraków averages 71/100, Ostrava 71/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 25°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Kraków averages 57/100, Ostrava 55/100. Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 17°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Kraków weather by month · Ostrava weather by month · Best time to visit Poland · Best time to visit Czechia.
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