Hellissandur Weather in May
Hellissandur in May
The short of it: Hellissandur in May averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 18 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 3° · rain 57 mm · daylight 18 h 38 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Hellissandur brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 3°, with about 57 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 8°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 38 min in mid-May, 215 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Hellissandur runs about middling and drier than most in May. Ólafsvík, 9 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Hellissandur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 24 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÓlafsvíkWest | 9 km ESE | 8° | 3° | 64 mm |
| GrundarfjörðurWest | 29 km E | 8° | 3° | 58 mm |
| StykkishólmurWest | 57 km ENE | 9° | 3° | 42 mm |
| PatreksfjörðurWestfjords | 76 km N | 6° | 2° | 94 mm |
| BorgarnesWest | 102 km ESE | 10° | 4° | 51 mm |
| BorgarnesWest | 102 km ESE | 9° | 4° | 51 mm |
| AkranesWest | 109 km SE | 9° | 4° | 50 mm |
| GarðurSouthern Peninsula | 111 km SSE | 9° | 4° | 52 mm |