Otepää Weather in May
Otepää in May
The short of it: Otepää in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 16 h 41 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 49 mm · daylight 16 h 41 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
May in Otepää brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 5°, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 5°. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 41 min in mid-May, 144 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, Otepää runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Puka, 16 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Otepää, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PukaValgamaa | 16 km W | 17° | 5° | 48 mm |
| KäärdiTartu | 17 km NNW | 17° | 5° | 47 mm |
| KanepiPõlvamaa | 17 km ESE | 17° | 5° | 50 mm |
| RõnguTartu | 18 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 46 mm |
| ElvaTartu | 19 km NNW | 17° | 5° | 46 mm |
| Vana-AntslaVõrumaa | 21 km S | 18° | 5° | 49 mm |
| Suure-KambjaTartu | 22 km NE | 17° | 5° | 49 mm |
| KambjaTartu | 23 km NNE | 17° | 5° | 49 mm |