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Gdańsk in March

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
7°C (45°F) / 0°C (32°F)
average high / low
Rain days
8
Crowds
Low
Poland overall
Prices
Low
Poland overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Gdańsk

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, fewer hours); Jul–Aug crowds and peak prices.

Is another month better than March?

March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in March

Long-term averages
  • GdańskHighs around 7 °C (45 °F), lows around 0 °C (32 °F), rain on about 8 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.

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.

  • Easter big impact

    Easter Sunday and Monday · Poland

    Shops close Sunday and Monday, and early on Saturday; Śmigus-dyngus water fights on Monday.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Poland overall
Low
Prices · Poland overall
Low

Poland overall: Grey thaw; museum weather.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gdańsk, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Mar: Avoid

    May: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Mar: 7 °C (45 °F)

    May: 17 °C (63 °F)

  • Night low

    Mar: 0 °C (32 °F)

    May: 8 °C (46 °F)

  • Rain days

    Mar: 8 (better)

    May: 9

  • Crowds

    Mar: Low

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Mar: Low

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Mar: 1

    May: 1

March: 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
  • Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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