Sem Weather in May
Sem in May
The short of it: Sem in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 59 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 16 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 9° · rain 59 mm · daylight 16 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & July
Thirty years of records give Sem an average May high of 16°, a low of 9° and some 59 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 9°. Rain is modest, about 59 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 56 min in mid-May, 153 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and July.
Against its neighbours, Sem runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Tønsberg, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Sem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TønsbergVestfold | 5 km ESE | 16° | 9° | 55 mm |
| MelsomvikVestfold | 6 km S | 15° | 9° | 56 mm |
| StokkeVestfold | 7 km SSW | 15° | 9° | 58 mm |
| ÅsgårdstrandVestfold | 11 km NE | 15° | 8° | 55 mm |
| HortenVestfold | 17 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 57 mm |
| SandefjordVestfold | 18 km SSW | 16° | 9° | 60 mm |
| TjømeVestfold | 19 km S | 14° | 9° | 49 mm |
| HolmestrandVestfold | 23 km N | 16° | 8° | 62 mm |