Ski Weather in May
Ski in May
The short of it: Ski in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 17 h 2 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 6° · rain 57 mm · daylight 17 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & July
May in Ski brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 6°, with about 57 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 2 min in mid-May, 156 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, Ski runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Greverud, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Ski, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h