Parikkala Weather in May
Parikkala in May
The short of it: Parikkala in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 17 h 30 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 15° · low 4° · rain 39 mm · daylight 17 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
May in Parikkala brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 4°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 15°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 30 min in mid-May, 173 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, Parikkala runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Rautjärvi, 15 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Parikkala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RautjärviSouth Karelia | 15 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 41 mm |
| SaarenkyläSouth Karelia | 17 km NE | 15° | 4° | 38 mm |
| PunkaharjuSouth Savo | 24 km NNW | 15° | 5° | 37 mm |
| KhiitolaKarelia | 36 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 42 mm |
| Lakhdenpokh’yaKarelia | 37 km E | 15° | 4° | 41 mm |
| UukuniemiSouth Karelia | 38 km NE | 15° | 4° | 38 mm |
| KerimäkiSouth Savo | 42 km NNW | 16° | 5° | 39 mm |
| KesälahtiNorth Karelia | 42 km NNE | 15° | 4° | 37 mm |