When to go · Hel
Hel in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Poland: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Poland: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- HelHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 8 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 Hel, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jun: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Jun: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Poland: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.
June: Inside Hel's best window: Jun–Aug.
Hel: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings