Garður Weather in May
Garður in May
The short of it: Garður in May averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 18 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 4° · rain 52 mm · daylight 18 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Garður brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 4°, with about 52 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 9°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 18 min in mid-May, 202 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Garður runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Sandgerði, 5 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Garður, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 24 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SandgerðiSouthern Peninsula | 5 km SW | 9° | 4° | 53 mm |
| KeflavíkSouthern Peninsula | 8 km SSE | 9° | 4° | 54 mm |
| ReykjanesbærSouthern Peninsula | 9 km SSE | 9° | 4° | 56 mm |
| VogarSouthern Peninsula | 16 km SE | 9° | 4° | 56 mm |
| GrindavíkSouthern Peninsula | 28 km SSE | 10° | 4° | 61 mm |
| ÁlftanesCapital Region | 31 km E | 9° | 4° | 55 mm |
| SeltjarnarnesCapital Region | 33 km ENE | 9° | 4° | 55 mm |
| HafnarfjörðurCapital Region | 35 km E | 10° | 4° | 59 mm |