Risør Weather in May
Risør in May
The short of it: Risør in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 68 mm · daylight 16 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Risør brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 8°, with about 68 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 49 min in mid-May, 149 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Risør runs about middling and about as wet in May. Kil, 19 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Risør, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KilTelemark | 19 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 71 mm |
| KragerøTelemark | 20 km NNE | 16° | 9° | 68 mm |
| TvedestrandAgder | 21 km WSW | 15° | 7° | 66 mm |
| MyraAgder | 22 km W | 15° | 6° | 79 mm |
| ArendalAgder | 39 km SW | 15° | 7° | 68 mm |
| PrestestrandaTelemark | 43 km NNW | 16° | 7° | 74 mm |
| ÅmliAgder | 44 km W | 16° | 5° | 84 mm |
| HerreTelemark | 47 km NNE | 16° | 9° | 66 mm |