Hvittingfoss Weather in May
Hvittingfoss in May
The short of it: Hvittingfoss in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 59 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 16° · low 7° · rain 67 mm · daylight 16 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Hvittingfoss brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 7°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 59 min in mid-May, 155 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, Hvittingfoss runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Gullhaug, 14 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Hvittingfoss, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GullhaugVestfold | 14 km E | 15° | 7° | 63 mm |
| HolmestrandVestfold | 17 km E | 16° | 8° | 62 mm |
| SvelvikBuskerud | 27 km ENE | 15° | 7° | 60 mm |
| HortenVestfold | 28 km ESE | 16° | 8° | 57 mm |
| KongsbergBuskerud | 29 km NW | 16° | 5° | 65 mm |
| ÅsgårdstrandVestfold | 30 km ESE | 15° | 8° | 55 mm |
| DrammenBuskerud | 31 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 64 mm |
| TofteAkershus | 32 km ENE | 15° | 7° | 58 mm |