Asker Weather in May
Asker in May
The short of it: Asker in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 17 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 62 mm · daylight 17 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & July
Thirty years of records give Asker an average May high of 16°, a low of 7° and some 62 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 16°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 4 min in mid-May, 157 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 April and July.
Against its neighbours, Asker runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Billingstad, 5 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Asker, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BillingstadAkershus | 5 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| RøykenAkershus | 10 km SSW | 15° | 7° | 62 mm |
| TranbyBuskerud | 10 km WSW | 16° | 6° | 65 mm |
| SkuiAkershus | 10 km N | 15° | 6° | 62 mm |
| NesoddtangenAkershus | 13 km ENE | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |
| LysakerAkershus | 14 km NE | 16° | 7° | 52 mm |
| DrammenBuskerud | 16 km SW | 16° | 7° | 64 mm |
| SætreAkershus | 18 km SSE | 16° | 7° | 56 mm |