Sandnes Weather in May
Sandnes in May
The short of it: Sandnes in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 68 mm · daylight 16 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Sandnes brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 7°, with about 68 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 15°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 51 min in mid-May, 150 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Sandnes runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Sola, 6 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sandnes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h