Utsjoki Weather in May
Utsjoki in May
The short of it: Utsjoki in May averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 22 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 0° · rain 28 mm · daylight 22 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Utsjoki an average May high of 8°, a low of 0° and some 28 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 8°, with nights near 0°. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 22 h 16 min in mid-May, 378 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Utsjoki runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Kárášjohka, 76 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Utsjoki, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 22 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KárášjohkaFinnmark | 76 km SW | 8° | 1° | 28 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 80 km WNW | 9° | 2° | 32 mm |
| VadsøFinnmark | 105 km ENE | 6° | 2° | 34 mm |
| InariLapland | 111 km S | 9° | 0° | 37 mm |
| KjøllefjordFinnmark | 116 km N | 5° | 1° | 36 mm |
| BjørnevatnFinnmark | 117 km ESE | 8° | 1° | 37 mm |
| KirkenesFinnmark | 117 km E | 7° | 1° | 36 mm |
| HonningsvågFinnmark | 126 km NNW | 5° | 3° | 39 mm |