Gdańsk Weather in May
Gdańsk in May
The short of it: Gdańsk in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 16 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 49 mm · daylight 16 h 0 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
May in Gdańsk brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 0 min in mid-May, 121 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Gdańsk runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Środmieście, 0 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gdańsk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ŚrodmieściePomerania | 0 km ESE | 18° | 8° | 49 mm |
| SiedlcePomerania | 2 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 50 mm |
| ChełmPomerania | 2 km SW | 18° | 7° | 50 mm |
| SuchaninoPomerania | 3 km W | 18° | 7° | 50 mm |
| Orunia Górna-Gdańsk PołudniePomerania | 4 km SW | 18° | 7° | 50 mm |
| WrzeszczPomerania | 4 km NW | 18° | 8° | 49 mm |
| Orunia-Św. Wojciech-LipcePomerania | 4 km S | 18° | 7° | 49 mm |
| Wrzeszcz DolnyPomerania | 4 km NNW | 18° | 8° | 49 mm |