Tonstad Weather in May
Tonstad in May
The short of it: Tonstad in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 16 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 106 mm · daylight 16 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Tonstad an average May high of 13°, a low of 5° and some 106 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 48 min in mid-May, 148 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Tonstad runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Moi, 25 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Tonstad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoiRogaland | 25 km SSW | 13° | 7° | 98 mm |
| SiraAgder | 27 km S | 12° | 6° | 103 mm |
| VikesåRogaland | 36 km W | 13° | 6° | 106 mm |
| FlekkefjordAgder | 41 km S | 13° | 7° | 92 mm |
| LiknesAgder | 41 km SSE | 13° | 7° | 95 mm |
| KvinesdalAgder | 41 km SSE | 13° | 7° | 95 mm |
| OltedalRogaland | 43 km WNW | 13° | 6° | 102 mm |
| Hauge i DalaneRogaland | 44 km SW | 13° | 7° | 89 mm |