Oppeid Weather in May
Oppeid in May
The short of it: Oppeid in May averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 20 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 5° · rain 78 mm · daylight 20 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Oppeid an average May high of 10°, a low of 5° and some 78 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 10°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 20 h 20 min in mid-May, 285 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Oppeid runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kjøpsvik, 32 km to the E, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Oppeid, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 20 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KjøpsvikNordland | 32 km E | 8° | 3° | 78 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 40 km NNE | 10° | 5° | 82 mm |
| SvolværNordland | 46 km WNW | 9° | 4° | 60 mm |
| KabelvågNordland | 49 km WNW | 9° | 4° | 62 mm |
| MelbuNordland | 57 km NW | 8° | 4° | 78 mm |
| BallangenNordland | 58 km ENE | 9° | 4° | 77 mm |
| StokmarknesNordland | 61 km NNW | 8° | 4° | 78 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 62 km N | 8° | 4° | 82 mm |