Melbu Weather in May
Melbu in May
The short of it: Melbu in May averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 20 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 4° · rain 78 mm · daylight 20 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Melbu brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 4°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 8°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 20 h 39 min in mid-May, 299 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Melbu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Stokmarknes, 8 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Melbu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 20 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StokmarknesNordland | 8 km NNE | 8° | 4° | 78 mm |
| SvolværNordland | 31 km SSW | 9° | 4° | 60 mm |
| SortlandNordland | 33 km NE | 9° | 5° | 78 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 33 km ENE | 8° | 4° | 82 mm |
| StrandNordland | 34 km NE | 9° | 5° | 78 mm |
| KabelvågNordland | 35 km SSW | 9° | 4° | 62 mm |
| MyreNordland | 47 km NNE | 9° | 4° | 76 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 50 km E | 10° | 5° | 82 mm |