When to go · Gdańsk
Gdańsk in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, fewer hours); Jul–Aug crowds and peak prices.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C) / −2°C (28°F)28°F (−2°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, fewer hours); Jul–Aug crowds and peak prices.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- GdańskHighs around 3 °C (37 °F), lows around -2 °C (28 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 37 °F (3 °C), lows around 28 °F (-2 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Baltic coast, Poland · Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel peninsulacool
Cooler summers, sea at 17–20 °C (63–68 °F) in August; windy and grey in winter.Cooler summers, sea at 63–68 °F (17–20 °C) in August; windy and grey in winter.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas Eve (a public holiday since 2025) and Christmas big impact
24–26 Dec · Poland
Shops, restaurants and museums close; Wigilia dinner at home.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Poland overall
- Medium
- Prices · Poland overall
- Medium
Poland overall: Christmas markets; 24–26 December almost everything shuts.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gdańsk, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Night low
Dec: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10
May: 9 (better)
Crowds
Dec: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Dec: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
May: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, fewer hours); Jul–Aug crowds and peak prices.
May: Inside Gdańsk's best window: May–Sep.
Gdańsk: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket