Hønefoss Weather in May
Hønefoss in May
The short of it: Hønefoss in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 17 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 6° · rain 56 mm · daylight 17 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Hønefoss an average May high of 16°, a low of 6° and some 56 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 9 min in mid-May, 160 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Hønefoss runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Jevnaker, 11 km to the NE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Hønefoss, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h