When to go · Zakopane
Zakopane in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Oct (hiking), Jan–Mar (skiing)). 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) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Oct (hiking), Jan–Mar (skiing)). 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 Zakopane's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Jan–Mar (skiing).
- JulyGreatInside Zakopane's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Jan–Mar (skiing).
- AugustGreatInside Zakopane's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Jan–Mar (skiing).
- SeptemberGreatInside Zakopane's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Jan–Mar (skiing).
Weather in May
- ZakopaneHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 14 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 Zakopane, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jan: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Rain days
May: 14
Jan: 12 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Oct (hiking), Jan–Mar (skiing)). Across Poland: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.
January: Inside Zakopane's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Jan–Mar (skiing).
Zakopane: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast