When to go · Gdańsk
Gdańsk in May
Great month. Inside Gdańsk's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
Inside Gdańsk's best window: May–Sep.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Gdańsk in this guide.
Weather in May
- GdańskHighs around 17 °C (63 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 63 °F (17 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Baltic coast, Poland · Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel peninsulafine
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.
Labour Day, Constitution Day big impact
1 and 3 May · Poland
'Majówka' long weekend: trains and mountains packed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Poland overall
- Medium
- Prices · Poland overall
- Medium
Poland overall: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gdańsk, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
May: 9 (better)
Jun: 10
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Gdańsk's best window: May–Sep.
June: Inside Gdańsk's best window: May–Sep.
Gdańsk: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings