When to go · Gdańsk
Gdańsk in May
Great month. Inside Gdańsk's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 17°C63°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Poland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Poland overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Gdańsk
Inside Gdańsk's best window: May–Sep.
Weather in May
- GdańskHighs around 17 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 9 daysHighs around 63 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 9 days
- Baltic coast, Poland · Gdańsk, Sopot, Hel peninsulafine
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.
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.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings