Flúðir Weather in May
Flúðir in May
The short of it: Flúðir in May averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 18 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 5° · rain 67 mm · daylight 18 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
May in Flúðir brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 5°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 10°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 20 min in mid-May, 203 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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Flúðir runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Hella, 34 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Flúðir, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HellaSouth | 34 km S | 10° | 5° | 82 mm |
| SelfossSouth | 40 km SW | 10° | 5° | 80 mm |
| HvolsvöllurSouth | 43 km S | 11° | 5° | 88 mm |
| HveragerðiSouth | 45 km WSW | 10° | 4° | 82 mm |
| EyrarbakkiSouth | 50 km SW | 10° | 5° | 86 mm |
| ÞorlákshöfnSouth | 60 km WSW | 11° | 5° | 78 mm |
| MosfellsbærCapital Region | 67 km W | 10° | 4° | 62 mm |
| GrundarhverfiCapital Region | 74 km W | 9° | 4° | 55 mm |