Lødingen Weather in May
Lødingen in May
The short of it: Lødingen in May averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 20 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 5° · rain 82 mm · daylight 20 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Lødingen brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 5°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 10°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 20 h 35 min in mid-May, 296 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lødingen runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Evenskjer, 30 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Lødingen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 20 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h