Sisimiut Weather in May
Sisimiut in May
The short of it: Sisimiut in May averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 19 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -3° · rain 28 mm · daylight 19 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sisimiut an average May high of 3°, a low of -3° and some 28 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 3°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 19 h 36 min in mid-May, 253 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Sisimiut runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kangerlussuaq, 130 km to the E, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Sisimiut, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Oct–Jun
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KangerlussuaqQeqqata | 130 km E | 7° | -1° | 13 mm |
| KangaatsiaqOther | 152 km N | 3° | -2° | 23 mm |
| ManiitsoqQeqqata | 173 km SSE | 4° | -1° | 38 mm |
| AasiaatQeqertalik | 200 km N | 3° | -2° | 19 mm |
| QasigiannguitQeqertalik | 233 km NNE | 5° | -1° | 27 mm |
| QeqertarsuaqQeqertalik | 257 km N | 2° | -3° | 24 mm |
| IlulissatAvannaata | 275 km NNE | 5° | -2° | 19 mm |
| NuukSermersooq | 319 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 40 mm |