Odda Weather in May
Odda in May
The short of it: Odda in May averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 17 h 7 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 11° · low 4° · rain 99 mm · daylight 17 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Odda an average May high of 11°, a low of 4° and some 99 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 11°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 7 min in mid-May, 159 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, Odda runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Tyssedal, 5 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Odda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TyssedalVestland | 5 km N | 11° | 3° | 98 mm |
| LofthusVestland | 30 km NNE | 13° | 5° | 78 mm |
| RosendalVestland | 31 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 114 mm |
| NorheimsundVestland | 40 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 113 mm |
| ØysteseVestland | 40 km NNW | 15° | 7° | 104 mm |
| UskedalenVestland | 41 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 117 mm |
| Indre ÅlvikVestland | 41 km N | 12° | 5° | 103 mm |
| SaudaRogaland | 48 km SSW | 15° | 6° | 113 mm |