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Poland in May

Good month. Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.

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Verdict
Good
Crowds
Medium
Poland
Prices
Medium
Poland

Verdict

GoodVoykit month rating for 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

  • Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław) · Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Lublinbest weather

    Continental: cold winters (often below 0 °C (32 °F)), warm summers with storms; winter smog in Kraków on still days.

  • Baltic coast · Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel peninsulafine

    Cooler summers, sea at 17–20 °C (63–68 °F) in August; windy and grey in winter.

  • Mountains (Tatras, Karkonosze) · Zakopane, Karpaczfine

    Ski December–March; summer hiking July–September; Zakopane packed at weekends.

  • Kujawsko-Pomorskie: Kujawy and the Vistula valley · Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Kruszwicabest weather

    Continental swing: July days around 24 °C (75 °F), January around 0 °C (32 °F) and often below freezing. Rain is spread through the year; May–September is the reliable window.

  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship: Wrocław and the Silesian Plain · Oder valley, north of the mountainsbest weather

    Continental; July–August can pass 30 °C (86 °F), December–February often below freezing with snow that rarely settles.

  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship: Giant and Kłodzko mountains · southern belt, 400–1600 mbest weather

    5–8 °C (9–14 °F) cooler than Wrocław; snow cover roughly December–March, Sněžka summit windy and often in cloud.

  • Lubelskie: Lubelskie · Lublin upland and the eastern borderbest weather

    Continental: warm Jul–Aug, cold Dec–Feb with snow; May–Jun and Sep are the best walking months. Rain is spread through the year.

  • Lubuskie: Lubuskie lowlands · Whole voivodeshipbest weather

    Continental pattern: warmest June–August, cold December–February with frost. Rain is spread through the year; summer thunderstorms are common.

  • Małopolskie: Kraków and the lowlands · Vistula corridor, Oświęcim, Wieliczka, Tarnówbest weather

    Best May–June and September–early October. July–August is warm but can be wet; December brings a Christmas market and sub-zero nights.

  • Małopolskie: Tatras and Zakopane · mountains above about 800 mbest weather

    Trails are clear roughly June–October; snow and avalanche gear needed in winter. Summer afternoon thunderstorms are common — start hikes early.

  • Mazowieckie: Warsaw and the centre · Vistula valleybest weather

    Continental: cold, grey winters and warm summers; July and August can pass 30 °C (86 °F), January often sits below freezing.

  • Mazowieckie: Northern Mazowieckie · plains north of Warsawbest weather

    Colder and windier than Warsaw; rural roads can be icy in winter.

  • Łódzkie: Łódzkie lowland · Whole voivodeship, central Polish plainbest weather

    Continental pattern: cold Jan–Feb, warmest Jul–Aug with 30 °C (86 °F) possible, wet spells in June and July. Spring and early autumn are the comfortable windows.

  • Opole Voivodeship: Opole lowland · Odra valley, Opole, Brzeg, Kędzierzyn-Koźlebest weather

    Continental: July–August can hit 30 °C (86 °F)+, January nights below −5 °C (23 °F). Rain spread across the year; May and September are the driest, most comfortable months.

  • Opole Voivodeship: Sudeten foothills · Nysa, Prudnik, Czech borderbest weather

    Slightly cooler and wetter than the valley; snow on the higher ground Dec–Feb.

  • Podkarpackie: Rzeszów / Przemyśl · lowlands along the Wisłok and Sanbest weather

    Continental: warm summers around 25 °C (77 °F), winters often below freezing with snow.

  • Podkarpackie: Bieszczady · southern mountainsbest weather

    Cooler and wetter than the lowlands; snow on the ridges from November into April.

  • Podlaskie: Podlaskie lowland and forests · Białystok, Białowieża, Augustów, Suwałkibest weather

    Continental and the coldest corner of Poland: −5 to −10 °C (23 to 14 °F) in January, 22–24 °C (72–75 °F) in July. May–September is the walking and paddling window; mosquitoes peak June–July in the marshes.

  • Pomorskie: Coast (Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel) · Baltic shorebest weather

    Sea breeze keeps summer cooler than inland; July–August are the warm and busy months. Winter is grey, windy and near freezing, with occasional snow.

  • Silesian Voivodeship: Katowice conurbation · Industrial belt, 250–300 mbest weather

    Continental: July days around 24 °C (75 °F), January around 0 °C (32 °F); air quality is worst on still winter days.

  • Silesian Voivodeship: Beskid foothills · Bielsko-Biała, Ustroń, Wisłabest weather

    Cooler and wetter than the plain; snow most winters for short ski runs, rain gear needed year-round.

  • Świętokrzyskie: Świętokrzyskie hills · Kielce, Chęciny, Holy Cross Abbeybest weather

    Continent-influenced: May–June and September are the walking months; July–August can hit 30 °C (86 °F); December–February is often below freezing with snow on the ridges.

  • Warmia-Masuria: Masurian Lakes · Giżycko, Mikołajki, Ełkbest weather

    Sailing season roughly June to early September; lakes freeze in January–February and ice sailing takes over. July–August are the busiest and priciest weeks.

  • Warmia-Masuria: Warmia and the coast side · Olsztyn, Frombork, Elblągbest weather

    Cooler and windier near the Vistula Lagoon; spring arrives later than in central Poland.

  • Wielkopolskie: Wielkopolskie lowland · whole region, Poznań to Kaliszbest weather

    Milder than most of Poland: hard frosts (−10 to −15 °C (14 to 5 °F)) last only about 10–12 days a year and lasting snow cover is rare. June–August can hit 30–32 °C (86–90 °F) with dry spells; autumn swings between fog and rain and mild 16–18 °C (61–64 °F) days.

  • Zachodniopomorskie: Baltic coast · Świnoujście to Darłowobest weather

    Milder than the interior; sea breeze keeps summer days cooler. Water is cold even in August.

  • Zachodniopomorskie: Interior (Szczecin, Koszalin) · Inland plain and forestsbest weather

    Oceanic-continental mix: rain in any month, warmest July–August.

  • Kraków20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Łańcut23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Augustów18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bełchatów19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bełżec20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Biała Podlaska19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Biała20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days
  • Białowieża18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Białystok20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Biecz23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bielawa19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bielsko-Biała19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Biskupin19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bochnia20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bolesławiec19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Braniewo18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Brzeg21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Busko-Zdrój20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bydgoszcz19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bytom19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bytów18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Chałupy17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Chęciny21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Chełm22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Chełmno19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Chochołów18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Chorzów19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ciechanów20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ciechocinek19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Cieszyn19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Czeladź20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Czerniejewo20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Częstochowa19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dąbrowa Górnicza19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Darłowo18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Dębno18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Dziekanowice19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Dziwnów18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Łeba17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ełk18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Łęknica20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Elbląg18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Frombork19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 5 rain days
  • Gąbin19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gdańsk17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gdynia15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gliwice19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Gniezno19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Głogów20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gorzów Wielkopolski18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gołuchów20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Grudziądz18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gryfino19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hel16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Iława20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Jarosław21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Jastarnia18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Jastrzębia Góra16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Jawor19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Jelenia Góra17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Józefów20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Jurata16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kadyny18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kalisz19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kalwaria Zebrzydowska19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kamień Pomorski18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Karpacz18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Katowice20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 14 rain days
  • Kazimierz Dolny21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kędzierzyn‑Koźle20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kętrzyn20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kielce19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kłodzko19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Konin19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kołobrzeg0 °C (32 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 0 rain days
  • Kórnik19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kościerzyna18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kostrzyn nad Odrą20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Koszalin17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Krosno21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kruszwica20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Krutyń18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Krynica Morska18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 5 rain days
  • Krynica-Zdrój18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kudowa-Zdrój19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Lądek‑Zdrój19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Legnica20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Leżajsk20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Licheń Stary20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Limanowa19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lubartów20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lubin19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lublin19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Malbork18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Malczyce19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Manasterzec, Łukawica20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Międzyzdroje17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mielno17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Mikołajki19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Moszna19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nakło19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Niedzica19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Niepołomice19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Nisko20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nowy Sącz19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Nowy Targ19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nowy Wiśnicz19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nysa21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Łódź19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 13 rain days
  • Ogrodzieniec20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Olsztyn18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Opole20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ostróda18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ostrów Wielkopolski20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Oświęcim19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Owińska20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Piła20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pilica21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Piotrków Trybunalski19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Płock20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Police18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Poznań20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Prudnik18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Przemyśl19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Pszczyna19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Puck18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Puszczykowo20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rabka-Zdrój18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Radom19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rogalin19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Rowy16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ruda Śląska19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Rzeszów20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sandomierz22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sanok20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sławków20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sejny19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Siemiechów19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Solina19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sopot16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sosnowiec19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Słubice19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sucha Beskidzka21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sulejówek20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Supraśl19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Suwałki18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Świdnica22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Świeradów-Zdrój17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Świnoujście18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Szamotuły19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Szczawnica-Zdrój18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 13 rain days
  • Szczecin18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Szczyrk21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Szczytno19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Szklarska Poręba16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 11 rain days
  • Szreniawa20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sztutowo18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sztynort19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Szydłowiec20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tarnobrzeg20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tarnów21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tarnowskie Góry19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Toruń19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Trzęsacz17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tychy19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tykocin19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Łukta19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ustka18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ustroń18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ustronie Morskie18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wałbrzych20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Wadowice19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Władysławowo18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Wągrowiec19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Wambierzyce18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Warsaw20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wdzydze Kiszewskie18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wieliczka21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Wigry18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wisła18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Wolsztyn19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wrocław20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wschowa19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 5 rain days
  • Zabrze19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zakopane16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 14 rain days
  • Zamość22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zawoja19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Żelazowa Wola19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zielona Góra19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Żnin19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Żywiec19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days

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

    'Majówka' long weekend: trains and mountains packed.

  • Pentecost, Boże Ciało

    Pentecost Sunday and Corpus Christi (June)

    Corpus Christi processions; long weekends; shops closed.

  • Juwenalia check

    May (check) · Kraków

    Student festival; crowds and noise.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Poland
Medium
Prices · Poland
Medium

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    May: Good

    Jun: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    May: Medium

    Jun: High

  • Prices

    May: Medium

    Jun: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    May: 3

    Jun: 3

May: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.

June: Warm, festival season; Kraków's Jewish Culture Festival late June–early July.

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

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