Espoo Weather in May
Espoo in May
The short of it: Espoo in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 17 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 35 mm · daylight 17 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Espoo brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 6°, with about 35 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 9 min in mid-May, 161 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Espoo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Olari, 6 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Espoo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OlariUusimaa | 6 km SE | 15° | 6° | 35 mm |
| EspoonlahtiUusimaa | 6 km S | 15° | 6° | 34 mm |
| LaaksolahtiUusimaa | 7 km NE | 15° | 6° | 36 mm |
| MatinkyläUusimaa | 7 km SE | 14° | 6° | 34 mm |
| LeppävaaraUusimaa | 9 km E | 15° | 6° | 35 mm |
| TapiolaUusimaa | 9 km ESE | 15° | 6° | 34 mm |
| PitäjänmäkiUusimaa | 12 km E | 15° | 6° | 35 mm |
| MunkkiniemiUusimaa | 12 km E | 15° | 6° | 34 mm |