Bergen Weather in May
Bergen in May
The short of it: Bergen in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 17 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 112 mm · daylight 17 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Bergen brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 7°, with about 112 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 14°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 112 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 17 h 12 min in mid-May, 162 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Bergen runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Eidsvåg, 5 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Bergen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 22 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h