Molde Weather in May
Molde in May
The short of it: Molde in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 17 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 7° · rain 99 mm · daylight 17 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Molde an average May high of 13°, a low of 7° and some 99 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 13°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 99 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 17 h 51 min in mid-May, 186 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Molde runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Vestnes, 13 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Molde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VestnesMøre og Romsdal | 13 km SSW | 14° | 8° | 89 mm |
| ElnesvågenMøre og Romsdal | 13 km N | 13° | 7° | 106 mm |
| AukraMøre og Romsdal | 14 km WNW | 12° | 7° | 91 mm |
| HjelsetMøre og Romsdal | 18 km ENE | 13° | 7° | 104 mm |
| TomraMøre og Romsdal | 21 km SW | 10° | 5° | 98 mm |
| BudMøre og Romsdal | 23 km NNW | 11° | 6° | 85 mm |
| EideMøre og Romsdal | 25 km NE | 13° | 7° | 116 mm |
| GiskemoMøre og Romsdal | 32 km SSW | 12° | 6° | 95 mm |