Steinkjer Weather in May
Steinkjer in May
The short of it: Steinkjer in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 18 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 6° · rain 62 mm · daylight 18 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Steinkjer an average May high of 13°, a low of 6° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 13°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 17 min in mid-May, 201 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Steinkjer runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Sparbu, 11 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Steinkjer, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h