When to go · Hel

Hel in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (closed, windy, many places shut); Jul–Aug weekends are the busiest.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C) / −3°C (27°F)27°F (−3°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Low; Poland overall
Prices: Low; Poland overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Hel

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (closed, windy, many places shut); Jul–Aug weekends are the busiest.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

HelHighs around 2 °C (36 °F), lows around -3 °C (27 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 36 °F (2 °C), lows around 27 °F (-3 °C), rain on about 12 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.

Poland overall: Cold, dark and cheap; ski season in Zakopane; smog days in Kraków.

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

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (closed, windy, many places shut); Jul–Aug weekends are the busiest.

June: Inside Hel's best window: Jun–Aug.

Hel: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.