Hel Weather in May
Hel in May
The short of it: Hel in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 44 mm · daylight 16 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
May in Hel brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 8°, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 16°, with nights near 8°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 3 min in mid-May, 123 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Hel runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Gdynia, 20 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Hel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GdyniaPomerania | 20 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 48 mm |
| SopotPomerania | 24 km SW | 17° | 7° | 48 mm |
| Nowy PortPomerania | 24 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 48 mm |
| Brzeźno GdańskiePomerania | 25 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 49 mm |
| Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-TysiącleciaPomerania | 25 km SW | 17° | 7° | 48 mm |
| Przymorze WielkiePomerania | 25 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 49 mm |
| Wielki KackPomerania | 25 km SW | 17° | 7° | 50 mm |
| Przymorze MałePomerania | 26 km SW | 17° | 7° | 49 mm |