Narvik Weather in May
Narvik in May
The short of it: Narvik in May averages a high of 9 °C (47 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 20 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 3° · rain 47 mm · daylight 20 h 36 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Narvik brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 3°, with about 47 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 9°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 20 h 36 min in mid-May, 297 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Narvik runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Beisfjord, 10 km to the SE, is 3° cooler by day.
May in Narvik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 20 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h