Harstad Weather in May
Harstad in May
The short of it: Harstad in May averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 20 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 4° · rain 72 mm · daylight 20 h 55 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Harstad brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 4°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 9°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 20 h 55 min in mid-May, 311 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Harstad runs about middling and drier than most in May. Borkenes, 15 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Harstad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 20 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h