Åndalsnes Weather in May
Åndalsnes in May
The short of it: Åndalsnes in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 17 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 65 mm · daylight 17 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Åndalsnes an average May high of 14°, a low of 7° and some 65 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 14°, with nights near 7°. It is the driest month of the year, only 65 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 17 h 48 min in mid-May, 184 minutes more than a month before.
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 August.
Against its neighbours, Åndalsnes runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Hjelset, 26 km to the NNW, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Åndalsnes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HjelsetMøre og Romsdal | 26 km NNW | 13° | 7° | 104 mm |
| EidsvågMøre og Romsdal | 30 km NE | 13° | 6° | 67 mm |
| VestnesMøre og Romsdal | 31 km WNW | 14° | 8° | 89 mm |
| MoldeMøre og Romsdal | 33 km NW | 13° | 7° | 99 mm |
| TomraMøre og Romsdal | 39 km W | 10° | 5° | 98 mm |
| EideMøre og Romsdal | 41 km NNW | 13° | 7° | 116 mm |
| ElnesvågenMøre og Romsdal | 42 km NW | 13° | 7° | 106 mm |
| GiskemoMøre og Romsdal | 43 km WSW | 12° | 6° | 95 mm |