When to go · Karpacz
Karpacz in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking). Across Poland: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking). 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:
- JuneGreatInside Karpacz's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking.
- JulyGreatInside Karpacz's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking.
- AugustGreatInside Karpacz's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking.
- SeptemberGreatInside Karpacz's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking.
Weather in May
- KarpaczHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 11 days
- Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze), Poland · Zakopane, Karpaczfine
Ski December–March; summer hiking July–September; Zakopane packed at weekends.
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 Karpacz, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jan: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking). Across Poland: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.
January: Inside Karpacz's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking.
Karpacz: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast