Sulkava Weather in May
Sulkava in May
The short of it: Sulkava in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 17 h 34 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 5° · rain 39 mm · daylight 17 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Sulkava brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 5°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 15°, with nights near 5°. 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 34 min in mid-May, 175 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, Sulkava runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Savonlinna, 28 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Sulkava, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SavonlinnaSouth Savo | 28 km ENE | 14° | 5° | 38 mm |
| JuvaSouth Savo | 30 km WNW | 15° | 4° | 39 mm |
| PuumalaSouth Savo | 31 km SSW | 15° | 6° | 37 mm |
| RantasalmiSouth Savo | 31 km N | 15° | 5° | 39 mm |
| EnonkoskiSouth Savo | 44 km NE | 15° | 5° | 40 mm |
| KerimäkiSouth Savo | 50 km ENE | 16° | 5° | 39 mm |
| JoroinenNorth Savo | 52 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 43 mm |
| PunkaharjuSouth Savo | 53 km E | 15° | 5° | 37 mm |