Eiði Weather in May
Eiði in May
The short of it: Eiði in May averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 156 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 17 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 6° · rain 156 mm · daylight 17 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Eiði brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 6°, with about 156 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 9°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 156 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 43 min in mid-May, 181 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Eiði runs about middling and drier than most in May. Fuglafjørður, 16 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Eiði, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 32 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FuglafjørðurEysturoy | 16 km ESE | 9° | 5° | 172 mm |
| VestmannaStreymoy | 17 km SSW | 9° | 6° | 167 mm |
| KvívíkStreymoy | 20 km S | 10° | 6° | 163 mm |
| NorðragøtaEysturoy | 21 km ESE | 9° | 6° | 166 mm |
| Ytri SkáliStreymoy | 22 km SE | 9° | 6° | 168 mm |
| SkáliEysturoy | 23 km SE | 9° | 6° | 168 mm |
| KollafjørðurStreymoy | 23 km SSE | 8° | 5° | 176 mm |
| LeirvíkEysturoy | 23 km ESE | 8° | 5° | 169 mm |