Hov Weather in May
Hov in May
The short of it: Hov in May averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 17 h 17 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 14° · low 5° · rain 64 mm · daylight 17 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hov an average May high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 64 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 14°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 17 min in mid-May, 165 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, Hov runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Raufoss, 15 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Hov, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h