Vaala Weather in May
Vaala in May
The short of it: Vaala in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 18 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 3° · rain 51 mm · daylight 18 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Vaala an average May high of 13°, a low of 3° and some 51 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 13°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 29 min in mid-May, 209 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Vaala runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Utajärvi, 29 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Vaala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 26 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UtajärviNorth Ostrobothnia | 29 km NW | 13° | 2° | 46 mm |
| KestiläNorth Ostrobothnia | 36 km SW | 13° | 3° | 49 mm |
| VuolijokiKainuu | 43 km S | 14° | 3° | 53 mm |
| MuhosNorth Ostrobothnia | 48 km NW | 14° | 3° | 42 mm |
| PaltamoKainuu | 51 km ESE | 13° | 3° | 56 mm |
| PuolankaKainuu | 52 km NE | 12° | 2° | 60 mm |
| RantsilaNorth Ostrobothnia | 56 km W | 13° | 3° | 44 mm |
| PulkkilaNorth Ostrobothnia | 57 km SW | 13° | 3° | 46 mm |