Jämsä Weather in May
Jämsä in May
The short of it: Jämsä in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 17 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 40 mm · daylight 17 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
May in Jämsä brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 4°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 36 min in mid-May, 176 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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Jämsä runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Jämsänkoski, 6 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Jämsä, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JämsänkoskiCentral Finland | 6 km N | 16° | 4° | 40 mm |
| KorpilahtiCentral Finland | 25 km NE | 15° | 4° | 39 mm |
| MänttäPirkanmaa | 35 km WNW | 15° | 4° | 37 mm |
| MuurameCentral Finland | 39 km NE | 15° | 4° | 38 mm |
| VilppulaPirkanmaa | 40 km WNW | 15° | 3° | 38 mm |
| PetäjävesiCentral Finland | 43 km N | 15° | 3° | 40 mm |
| SäynätsaloCentral Finland | 43 km NE | 15° | 4° | 38 mm |
| SysmäPaijat-Hame | 48 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 35 mm |