Mehamn Weather in May
Mehamn in May
The short of it: Mehamn in May averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about round the clock of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 39 mm · daylight round the clock
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Mehamn brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about round the clock in mid-May, 465 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. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mehamn runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Kjøllefjord, 21 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mehamn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- round the clock
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KjøllefjordFinnmark | 21 km WSW | 5° | 1° | 36 mm |
| BerlevågFinnmark | 49 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 37 mm |
| HonningsvågFinnmark | 68 km W | 5° | 3° | 39 mm |
| BåtsfjordFinnmark | 82 km ESE | 5° | 1° | 41 mm |
| ÁvanuorriFinnmark | 115 km W | 5° | 1° | 42 mm |
| VadsøFinnmark | 129 km SE | 6° | 2° | 34 mm |
| UtsjokiLapland | 130 km SSW | 8° | 0° | 28 mm |
| VardøFinnmark | 141 km ESE | 6° | 2° | 33 mm |