Grimstad Weather in May
Grimstad in May
The short of it: Grimstad in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 16 h 44 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 15° · low 7° · rain 64 mm · daylight 16 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Grimstad brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 7°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 44 min in mid-May, 146 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, Grimstad runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Fevik, 6 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Grimstad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h