Sysmä Weather in May
Sysmä in May
The short of it: Sysmä in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 17 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 5° · rain 35 mm · daylight 17 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
May in Sysmä brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 5°, with about 35 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 5°. Rain is modest, about 35 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, 172 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Sysmä runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Hartola, 20 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Sysmä, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 7.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HartolaPaijat-Hame | 20 km ENE | 16° | 5° | 36 mm |
| PadasjokiPaijat-Hame | 27 km SW | 16° | 4° | 38 mm |
| KuhmoinenPirkanmaa | 28 km WNW | 16° | 4° | 40 mm |
| AsikkalaPaijat-Hame | 33 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 37 mm |
| LuhankaCentral Finland | 33 km N | 15° | 4° | 34 mm |
| JoutsaCentral Finland | 35 km NE | 15° | 4° | 36 mm |
| HeinolaPaijat-Hame | 38 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 37 mm |
| AuttoinenPaijat-Hame | 39 km SW | 16° | 4° | 38 mm |