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fair match
Kraków, Poland and Milwaukee, Wisconsin are a fair climate match — 7,528 km (4,678 mi) apart. Kraków is Köppen zone Cfb; Milwaukee is Dfa.
See Kraków on the interactive map →Kraków is classed oceanic (Cfb) while Milwaukee is hot-summer continental (Dfa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 7,528 km (4,678 mi) apart, so Milwaukee is a reachable stand-in when you want Kraków’s weather elsewhere.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Kraków and Milwaukee. January means differ by 3°C (Milwaukee cooler); July by 2°C (Milwaukee warmer).
Sunshine stays close: Milwaukee at 8.8 h/day on average versus 7.9 h/day in Kraków (January 5.3 h / 3.9 h, July 12.4 h / 11.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ in Milwaukee vs 19 in Kraków (lower by 8 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Milwaukee runs about 5°C lower in January (-9°C vs -4°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the closest distant match for Kraków, Poland — scored fair, about 7,528 km (4,678 mi) away.
Kraków and Milwaukee are separated by roughly 7,528 km (4,678 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Kraków is oceanic (Cfb) and Milwaukee is hot-summer continental (Dfa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Kraków has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 1°C and a low of -5°C with 35 mm of rain; July averages 25°C / 14°C and 90 mm.
Kraków averages about 3.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 26.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 83); July averages 11.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 54).
Other close climate matches for Kraków: Moscow (close), Zürich (close), Frankfurt (close).
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