Himanka Weather in May
Himanka in May
The short of it: Himanka in May averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 18 h 18 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 10° · low 2° · rain 36 mm · daylight 18 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Himanka an average May high of 10°, a low of 2° and some 36 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 10°, with nights near 2°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 18 min in mid-May, 202 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
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, Himanka runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Lohtaja, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Himanka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LohtajaCentral Ostrobothnia | 8 km WSW | 10° | 2° | 36 mm |
| KannusCentral Ostrobothnia | 22 km SSE | 12° | 2° | 39 mm |
| KälviäCentral Ostrobothnia | 24 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 39 mm |
| KalajokiNorth Ostrobothnia | 25 km NE | 11° | 2° | 34 mm |
| AlavieskaNorth Ostrobothnia | 33 km ENE | 13° | 2° | 38 mm |
| KokkolaCentral Ostrobothnia | 36 km SW | 11° | 3° | 39 mm |
| YlivieskaNorth Ostrobothnia | 44 km E | 13° | 2° | 41 mm |
| ToholampiCentral Ostrobothnia | 44 km SE | 13° | 2° | 42 mm |