When to go · Lithuania
Lithuania in May
Great month. Blossom and café terraces in Vilnius; good city month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Lithuania
- Prices
- Medium
- Lithuania
Verdict
Blossom and café terraces in Vilnius; good city month.
Weather in May
- Vilnius and the east · Vilnius, Trakai, Aukštaitija lakesbest weather
Continental: winter −4 °C with snow, summer 22–25 °C; September often settled and golden.
- Central Lithuania · Kaunas, Šiauliai, Birštonasbest weather
Similar to Vilnius, slightly milder.
- Coast and Curonian Spit · Klaipėda, Nida, Palangafine
Windy and milder in winter; the sea warms to 18–20 °C only in July–August; Nida largely shuts outside the season.
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
1 May
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Lithuania
- Medium
- Prices · Lithuania
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in May
Rated best or good this month
Vilnius and the east
Best weather of the year (Vilnius, Trakai, Aukštaitija lakes)
Central Lithuania
Best weather of the year (Kaunas, Šiauliai, Birštonas)
Green and mild; long days.