Right now, local time in Kraków is 21:33 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kraków ranks #716 worldwide by population and #2 in Poland.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Warsaw GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 35m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Day length
- 10h 06m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 8h 04m (winter) – 16h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kraków — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.0614° N, 19.9366° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lesser Poland
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Population
- 816,614 · #716 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kraków through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.06° S, 160.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,419 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kraków today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:33
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 13:57
- Maghrib
- 16:26
- Isha
- 18:09
- Qibla direction
- 144.1° from north (SE (144°))
Full prayer timetable for Kraków — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kraków sits in the Europe/Warsaw time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3022 cities we cover in Poland.
Kraków's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,275 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,696 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.06° N, 19.94° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:33 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −4h |
| London | 20:33 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:33 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +10h |
Best time to call Kraków
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kraków local time:
Cities sharing Kraków's time zone
Distances from Kraków
| Paris | 1,275 km | W (271°) |
| Moscow | 1,339 km | NE (55°) |
| London | 1,415 km | WNW (284°) |
| Dubai | 4,093 km | ESE (119°) |
| Mumbai | 5,781 km | ESE (107°) |
| Chicago | 7,609 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,415 km | ENE (72°) |
| Tokyo | 8,799 km | NE (46°) |
| Singapore | 9,456 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,798 km | NNW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 10,469 km | WSW (237°) |
| Sydney | 15,696 km | E (84°) |
Cities near Kraków
- Grzegórzki2 km · 21:33
- Zielonki7 km · 21:33
- Bieńczyce7 km · 21:33
- Sidzina9 km · 21:33
- Rząska8 km · 21:33
- Libertów10 km · 21:33
- Modlniczka9 km · 21:33
- Modlnica9 km · 21:33
FAQ
What time is it in Kraków right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kraków (Poland), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kraków in?
Kraków runs on the Europe/Warsaw IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kraków observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kraków today?
Kraków sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 16:28 today, giving 10h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kraków tonight?
The moon phase over Kraków tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kraków?
The antipode of Kraków — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.06° S, 160.06° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,419 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kraków?
Kraków lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kraków?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kraków, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.