When to go · Warsaw
Warsaw in May
Great month. Inside Warsaw's best window: May–Sep; also late Nov–Dec for the Christmas market.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
Inside Warsaw's best window: May–Sep; also late Nov–Dec for the Christmas market.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Warsaw in this guide.
Weather in May
- WarsawHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Centre and south (Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław), Poland · 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.Continental: cold winters (often below 32 °F (0 °C)), warm summers with storms; winter smog in Kraków on still 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 · 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 Warsaw, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jun: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jun: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jun: 9
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Warsaw's best window: May–Sep; also late Nov–Dec for the Christmas market.
June: Inside Warsaw's best window: May–Sep; also late Nov–Dec for the Christmas market.
Warsaw: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings