Sortland Weather in May
Sortland in May
The short of it: Sortland in May averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 20 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 5° · rain 78 mm · daylight 20 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Sortland brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 5°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 9°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 20 h 49 min in mid-May, 307 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Sortland runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Strand, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Sortland, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 20 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrandNordland | 2 km E | 9° | 5° | 78 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 7 km SE | 8° | 4° | 82 mm |
| StokmarknesNordland | 25 km SW | 8° | 4° | 78 mm |
| MyreNordland | 28 km NNW | 9° | 4° | 76 mm |
| BorkenesTroms | 32 km ENE | 8° | 4° | 79 mm |
| MelbuNordland | 33 km SW | 8° | 4° | 78 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 40 km SE | 10° | 5° | 82 mm |
| HarstadTroms | 47 km ENE | 9° | 4° | 72 mm |