Kraków, Poland · 50.06°
When to plant tomatoes in Kraków
The Kraków dates are calculated from the observed last spring frost — a 2016–2025 mean of 16 April — rather than from a latitude estimate or a national calendar. The frost-free season here averages 196 days.
Season anchorobserved 2016–2025
Last spring frost: 16 April · latest 11 May
First autumn frost: 29 October · earliest 4 Oct
Frost-free season: 196 days · 10 complete years
These come from the ERA5 reanalysis on a roughly 9 km grid, so they describe the area rather than your plot. A hollow, a frost pocket or an exposed site regularly runs several degrees colder, so use the cautious date for a decision you cannot undo.
Frost date estimator →Local calendar windows
The cautious column is calculated from the latest frost recorded in the period (11 May). Use it for tender crops you cannot re-sow.
The year in Kraków
What can move the date
Start indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost and plant out only when nights hold above 10°C. Bury the stem deep — buried stem tissue roots and anchors the plant. Pinch side-shoots on cordon varieties weekly.
Final spacing: 45 × 75 cm. Soil: pH 6–6.8.
Direct-sow only once the soil holds 15°C or more — soil temperature decides germination, not the date.
Problems in Kraków
Each has its locally favourable conditions counted month by month, from the weather archive for this city.
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