When to go · Ełk
Ełk in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). 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) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). 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
- EłkHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 9 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 Ełk, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jun: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jun: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
May: 9 (better)
Jun: 10
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Poland: Green, mild, long days; 3 May holiday weekend is busy.
June: Inside Ełk's best window: Jun–Sep.
Ełk: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings