Ahja Weather in May
Ahja in May
The short of it: Ahja in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 16 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 48 mm · daylight 16 h 42 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Ahja an average May high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 48 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 17°, with nights near 5°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 42 min in mid-May, 145 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Ahja runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Võnnu, 8 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Ahja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VõnnuTartu | 8 km N | 17° | 5° | 48 mm |
| Vastse-KuustePõlvamaa | 9 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 49 mm |
| HimmastePõlvamaa | 14 km S | 18° | 6° | 49 mm |
| MammastePõlvamaa | 15 km S | 18° | 6° | 49 mm |
| PõlvaPõlvamaa | 16 km S | 18° | 6° | 49 mm |
| LuunjaTartu | 20 km NNW | 17° | 5° | 47 mm |
| Suure-KambjaTartu | 22 km W | 17° | 5° | 49 mm |
| KambjaTartu | 22 km W | 17° | 5° | 49 mm |