Location & Surroundings
Kraków is a city in Lesser Poland, Poland with 804,237 inhabitants, at 219 m elevation. The national capital Warsaw is about 250 km to the northeast. The nearest airport is John Paul II International Airport Krakow-Balice, 10 km away.
Also known as: Cracóvia · 克拉科夫 · Краков · Cracovia · Krakau · クラクフ
Overview
Kraków is capital city of Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland — PL miasto w Polsce, historyczna stolica Małopolski.
It is located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, Europe.
The population is about 804,237 (2023).
It covers about 327 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 219 metre.
Also known as: Cracow, Krakow, Royal City of Kraków, Royal Capital City of Kraków, Krakau, Kroke, Cracovie, Cracovia, Krakov, Krakiv
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Basic Data
- Country Poland
- Located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Area 327 square kilometre
- Type seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
- seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Geography
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Coordinates
50° 3' 41" N, 19° 56' 12" E
- Elevation DEM: 219 m
- Timezone Europe/Warsaw
- Time Shift GMT 1 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 804,237
- Pop. Density 14,560 p/km²
- Built-up 31.4%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Zloty (PLN)
- Phone Prefix +48
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 05:47
- Sunrise 06:08
- Sunset 19:05
- Day length 12 h 57 min
Subdivisions
- Sidzina
- Amadeus Hotel
- Andels Hotel
- Aparthotel Maly Krakow
- Batory Hotel
- Bielany
- Bona
- Bronowice Wielkie
- Brzyczyna Dolna
- Brzyczyna Gorna
- Campanile Cracovie
- Campanile - Cracovie Krakow
- Chopin Hotel
- Chopin Hotel Cracow
- Classic Hotel
- Classic Old Town
- Cracovia Hotel
- Cracovia Orbis
- Crown Piast Hotel And Park
- Daisy
- Demel
- Elektor Old Town Krakow
- Ester Hotel
- Europejski - Old Town
- Express by Holiday Inn Krakow
- Francuski Hotel
- Grand Hotel
- Holiday Inn Krakow
- Hotel Ascot
- Hotel Atrium
- Hotel City SM
- Hotel Copernicus
- Hotel Floryan
- Hotel Kazimierz I
- Hotel Kazimierz II
- Hotel Logos
- Hotel Major
- Hotel Orient
- Hotel Pod Wawelem
- Hotel Stary
- Hotel Sympozjum
- Hotel System POP Krakow
- Hotel System Premium Krakow
- Hotel Witek By Be My Guest
- Ibis Krakow Centrum
- Justyna Hotel
- Kazimierz
- Kleparz
- Krakus Hotel
- Monika
Alternate Names
Weather in Krakow
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Krakow, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 13.7 C with overcast skies and a 1.7 m/s northerly wind. Next 24h: 9.9 to 13.7 C, max wind 3.6 m/s. Precip around 1.5 mm. Solar peaks near 17 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 13.7 | 1.7 | 348 | 65 | 1,019.4 | - / 0.00 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 12.0 | 1.1 | 76 | 72 | 1,020.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 12h | 10.2 | 3.2 | 62 | 90 | 1,020.7 | 2.29 / 2.29 | 100 | 1.3 | n/a |
| 18h | 9.9 | 3.6 | 44 | 95 | 1,020.7 | 3.31 / 5.59 | 100 | 17.3 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 10.0 | 2.2 | 312 | 94 | 1,022.1 | 0.00 / 1.49 | 100 | 7.7 | n/a |
| 30h | 9.5 | 2.0 | 269 | 94 | 1,023.6 | 0.00 / 0.54 | 99 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 36h | 10.4 | 2.1 | 270 | 86 | 1,024.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 72 | 15.5 | n/a |
| 42h | 18.4 | 1.6 | 283 | 43 | 1,022.5 | 0.02 / 0.02 | 28 | 518.7 | n/a |
| Saturday | 15.2 | 1.6 | 272 | 51 | 1,022.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 93 | 248.1 | n/a |
| 54h | 10.5 | 1.9 | 222 | 71 | 1,023.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 42 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 60h | 13.9 | 1.3 | 218 | 58 | 1,022.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 98 | 8.1 | n/a |
| 66h | 21.2 | 2.9 | 257 | 40 | 1,020.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 92 | 384.5 | n/a |
| Sunday | 16.2 | 2.2 | 243 | 64 | 1,019.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 220.9 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website www.krakow.pl
- Commons category Kraków