Mosjøen Weather in May
Mosjøen in May
The short of it: Mosjøen in May averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 19 h 2 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 12° · low 5° · rain 100 mm · daylight 19 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Mosjøen brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 5°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 12°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 19 h 2 min in mid-May, 230 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
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, Mosjøen runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Leland, 28 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mosjøen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LelandNordland | 28 km NNW | 11° | 5° | 117 mm |
| SandnessjøenNordland | 33 km NW | 11° | 6° | 106 mm |
| TroforsNordland | 35 km SSE | 12° | 4° | 72 mm |
| KorgenNordland | 39 km NE | 11° | 4° | 78 mm |
| NesnaNordland | 41 km N | 11° | 6° | 133 mm |
| HemnesbergetNordland | 47 km NNE | 11° | 5° | 101 mm |
| BrønnøysundNordland | 60 km SW | 12° | 6° | 88 mm |
| HauknesNordland | 64 km NE | 8° | 2° | 78 mm |