Røros Weather in May
Røros in May
The short of it: Røros in May averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 17 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 1° · rain 40 mm · daylight 17 h 48 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Røros an average May high of 10°, a low of 1° and some 40 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 10°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 48 min in mid-May, 184 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; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Røros runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Os, 12 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Røros, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h