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Triplandio Krakow guide covers 13 travel guides across 26 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 52 self-guided walking tours in Krakow with 283 POI, spanning 147.3 km in total. Get inspired by 11 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Krakow
City & Country Data Poland (Krakow)
Key travel data for Krakow — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Poland
Cost
HIGH
Safety
70
Health
53
Lifestyle
65
Infra
78
Rank
#32
Score
58
Tourists
88.5M/y
GDP/cap
$28.4k
Life Exp
78.4 yrs
Population
36.4M
Currency
PLN zł
Language
Polish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Krakow
Coffee
$4.00
Beer
$4.00
Lunch
$11.00
Groceries
$35.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.00
Transit
$1.50
Fuel
$1.50/l
Internet
$20.00/m
Salary
$1,500/m
Best time to visit Krakow (Poland)
Now (September) avg: 17°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Dec & Jun.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
22°C / 13°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:29 / 18:35
Local time
10:15
Best Months 
Dec & Jun
Dec & Jun
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Krakow —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A hearty hunter's stew of sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, and various meats. A sour beet soup often served with dumplings. Freshwater fish fillet breaded and deep-fried. Traditional blood sausage with barley and spices. A traditional Polish sausage made from seasoned ground meat. A traditional Polish sausage made with pork and spices, often smoked. Puff pastry cake filled with layers of sweet cream and custard. Boiled and baked braided bread rings, topped with salt or sesame seeds. Smoked cheese made from salted sheep's milk, traditionally from the Tatra Mountains. Dumplings filled with a variety of ingredients, often meat or cheese. Sour rye soup with sausage, hard-boiled eggs, and potatoes. A smooth and creamy carrot soup with simple spices. A rich croissant with a filling of white poppy seeds, nuts, and dried fruits. Open-faced baked bread topped with cheese, mushrooms, and other ingredients.
Traditional Local Food
Krakow (Poland)
Main course
Meat
Bigos
BEE-gohss
Soup
Vegetarian
Borscht
Barszcz
barshch
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Carp Fried in Bread Crumbs
Karp Smażony w Bułce
karp sma-ZHOH-nee v BOOL-keh
Main course
Meat
Kaszanka
Kah-shan-kah
Main course
Meat
Kielbasa
Kiełbasa
keow-BAH-sah
Main course
Meat
Krakowska Sausage
Kiełbasa Krakowska
kee-ow-BAH-sah krah-KOHV-ska
Dessert
Vegetarian
Kremówka
kreh-MOOV-kah
Snack
Vegan
Obwarzanki
ohb-var-ZAHN-kee
Snack
Meat
Oscypek
AW-set-sheh-pek
Main course
Meat
Pierogi
PYE-roh-ghee
Soup
Meat
Polish-style Soup
Żurek
ZHOO-rek
🌿
Soup
Vegetarian
Shepherd's Carrot Soup
Zupa Krem z Marchewki
ZOO-pah CREM z MAR-hef-kee
Dessert
Vegetarian
St. Martin's Croissant
Rogal świętomarciński
ROH-gahl SHVEN-toh-mar-CHEEN-skee
Snack
Vegetarian
Zapiekanka
zah-pee-yeh-KAN-kah
