Season guide · Warsaw · Poland
Warsaw in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY 3.0 pl
Quick answer
Warm days, riverside bars, free open-air jazz and Chopin, and the Uprising anniversary on 1 August. Expect highs up to 25°C (77°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 27 rainy days across June–August. June is among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 11°C (52°F) to 25°C (77°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 27
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- Average
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 23°C (73°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9 | 16.7 h | 4/5 |
| July | 25°C (77°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10 | 16.3 h | 4/5 |
| August | 24°C (75°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8 | 14.7 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 24°C (75°F) against a yearly 13°C (55°F), and 27 of the year's roughly 96 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Wianki — midsummer celebrations on the Vistula (around the summer solstice)
- June: Equality Parade (usually June)
- July: Jazz na Starówce — free jazz concerts on the Old Town Market Square (usually Saturdays in July and August)
- August: Warsaw Uprising anniversary — sirens and a minute's silence at 5pm (1 August)
- August: Jazz na Starówce continues (usually through August)
Good choices for summer
Museum · Wola
Warsaw Rising Museum
Arrive early to avoid school groups, and climb the observation tower at the end for a view over Wola.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Rainy day
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Museum · Powiśle
Copernicus Science Centre
One of Europe's largest interactive science centres, on the bank of the Vistula, with hundreds of hands-on exhibits on physics, the human body and nature, a planetarium and a robot theatre.
- Time needed
- 3–4 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Active
Museum · Powiśle
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Combine it with the Holy Cross Church on the Royal Route, where Chopin's heart is kept.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Rainy day
- Couples
- Art
Museum · Praga
Neon Museum
A collection of rescued neon signs from Poland's Cold War era, when bold neon advertising lit up shops, cafés and cinemas, displayed in a former factory hall in the Soho Factory complex in Praga.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- History
- Off the beaten path
- Rainy day
- Photo spot
Museum · Old Town and New Town
Museum of Warsaw
Head up to the viewing terrace at the end for a view over the Market Square's rooftops.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
- Views
Day trips in summer
- Kampinos National Park (About 45 minutes by car or bus) — A forest of pine woods, marshes and inland sand dunes on the city's north-western edge, with marked hiking and cycling trails and wartime memorial cemeteries.
- Łódź (About 1 hour 15 minutes by train) — Poland's former textile capital has the 4-kilometre Piotrkowska Street, grand industrialists' palaces, and red-brick mills turned into the Manufaktura shopping and arts complex.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Warsaw?
Yes: June is among the best months. Warm days, riverside bars, free open-air jazz and Chopin, and the Uprising anniversary on 1 August.
+What is the weather like in Warsaw in summer?
Highs of up to 25°C (77°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 27 rainy days over the season.