Hella Weather in May
Hella in May
The short of it: Hella in May averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 18 h 13 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 10° · low 5° · rain 82 mm · daylight 18 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Hella an average May high of 10°, a low of 5° and some 82 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 10°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 13 min in mid-May, 199 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Hella runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Hvolsvöllur, 13 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Hella, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HvolsvöllurSouth | 13 km SE | 11° | 5° | 88 mm |
| SelfossSouth | 31 km WNW | 10° | 5° | 80 mm |
| FlúðirSouth | 34 km N | 10° | 5° | 67 mm |
| EyrarbakkiSouth | 37 km W | 10° | 5° | 86 mm |
| HveragerðiSouth | 43 km WNW | 10° | 4° | 82 mm |
| VestmannaeyjarSouth | 44 km S | 9° | 5° | 101 mm |
| ÞorlákshöfnSouth | 48 km W | 11° | 5° | 78 mm |
| MosfellsbærCapital Region | 73 km WNW | 10° | 4° | 62 mm |