Oslo Weather in May
Oslo in May
The short of it: Oslo in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 17 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 51 mm · daylight 17 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Oslo an average May high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 51 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 7°. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 5 min in mid-May, 158 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Oslo runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Ensjø, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Oslo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EnsjøOslo | 2 km E | 17° | 7° | 52 mm |
| LysakerAkershus | 6 km W | 16° | 7° | 52 mm |
| NesoddtangenAkershus | 7 km SW | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |
| BillingstadAkershus | 15 km WSW | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| StrømmenAkershus | 15 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 61 mm |
| GreverudAkershus | 16 km SSE | 15° | 6° | 53 mm |
| SkuiAkershus | 17 km W | 15° | 6° | 62 mm |
| RotnesAkershus | 17 km NNE | 15° | 5° | 65 mm |