Tromsø Weather in May
Tromsø in May
The short of it: Tromsø in May averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 21 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 4° · rain 58 mm · daylight 21 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Tromsø brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 4°, with about 58 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 9°; nights run about 4°. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 21 h 52 min in mid-May, 357 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. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Tromsø runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Tromsdalen, 2 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Tromsø, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 21 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TromsdalenTroms | 2 km E | 8° | 3° | 63 mm |
| LenvikTroms | 39 km SW | 9° | 4° | 48 mm |
| StorsteinnesTroms | 47 km SSE | 10° | 3° | 46 mm |
| LyngseidetTroms | 50 km E | 10° | 4° | 35 mm |
| IvgobahtaTroms | 59 km ESE | 10° | 3° | 28 mm |
| MoenTroms | 59 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 36 mm |
| FinnsnesTroms | 60 km SW | 10° | 4° | 50 mm |
| AndselvTroms | 67 km SSW | 10° | 3° | 35 mm |