When to go · Gdańsk
Gdańsk in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, fewer hours); Jul–Aug crowds and peak prices.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 3°C37°F / −2°C28°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Gdańsk
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, fewer hours); Jul–Aug crowds and peak prices.
Weather in December
- GdańskHighs around 3 °C, lows around -2 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 37 °F, lows around 28 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Baltic coast, Poland · Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel peninsulacool
Cooler summers, sea at 17–20 °C in August; windy and grey in winter.Cooler summers, sea at 63–68 °F in August; windy and grey in winter.
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.
Christmas Eve (a public holiday since 2025) and Christmas big impact
24–26 Dec · Poland
Shops, restaurants and museums close; Wigilia dinner at home.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Poland overall
- Medium
- Prices · Poland overall
- Medium
Poland overall: Christmas markets; 24–26 December almost everything shuts.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket