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Zürich, Switzerland and Kraków, Poland are a close climate match — 886 km (551 mi) apart. Zürich is Köppen zone Cfb; Kraków is Cfb.
See Zürich on the interactive map →Zürich and Kraków both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 886 km (551 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Kraków should feel familiar if you know Zürich. January means differ by 3°C (Kraków cooler); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Kraków is 35 mm drier in July, and 25 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: Kraków at 7.9 h/day on average versus 8.5 h/day in Zürich (January 3.9 h / 4.9 h, July 11.9 h / 12.1 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 19 µg/m³ in Kraków vs 9 in Zürich (higher by 10 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -4°C vs -2°C; July 13°C vs 13°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Kraków, Poland is the closest distant match for Zürich, Switzerland — scored close, about 886 km (551 mi) away.
Zürich and Kraków are separated by roughly 886 km (551 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Zürich has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 4°C and a low of -2°C with 60 mm of rain; July averages 25°C / 14°C and 125 mm.
Zürich averages about 4.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.1 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 11 µg/m³ (US AQI 49); July averages 6.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 40).
Other close climate matches for Zürich: Milwaukee (loose), Toronto (loose), Moscow (fair).
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