Mosfellsbær Weather in May
Mosfellsbær in May
The short of it: Mosfellsbær in May averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 18 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 4° · rain 62 mm · daylight 18 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Mosfellsbær brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 4°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 10°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 20 min in mid-May, 204 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Mosfellsbær runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Reykjavík, 10 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mosfellsbær, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReykjavíkCapital Region | 10 km WSW | 10° | 4° | 58 mm |
| GrundarhverfiCapital Region | 11 km NW | 9° | 4° | 55 mm |
| KópavogurCapital Region | 12 km WSW | 10° | 4° | 58 mm |
| GarðabærCapital Region | 14 km SW | 10° | 4° | 57 mm |
| SeltjarnarnesCapital Region | 14 km W | 9° | 4° | 55 mm |
| HafnarfjörðurCapital Region | 16 km SW | 10° | 4° | 59 mm |
| ÁlftanesCapital Region | 17 km WSW | 9° | 4° | 55 mm |
| AkranesWest | 25 km NW | 9° | 4° | 50 mm |