Svelvik Weather in May
Svelvik in May
The short of it: Svelvik in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 17 h 1 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 15° · low 7° · rain 60 mm · daylight 17 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & July
Thirty years of records give Svelvik an average May high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 1 min in mid-May, 156 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 April and July.
Against its neighbours, Svelvik runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Sætre, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Svelvik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h