Vadsø Weather in May
Vadsø in May
The short of it: Vadsø in May averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 22 h 36 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 6° · low 2° · rain 34 mm · daylight 22 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Vadsø brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 2°, with about 34 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 6°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 22 h 36 min in mid-May, 396 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Vadsø runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Kirkenes, 40 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Vadsø, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 22 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KirkenesFinnmark | 40 km SSE | 7° | 1° | 36 mm |
| BjørnevatnFinnmark | 46 km SSE | 8° | 1° | 37 mm |
| VardøFinnmark | 61 km ENE | 6° | 2° | 33 mm |
| BåtsfjordFinnmark | 62 km N | 5° | 1° | 41 mm |
| NikelMurmansk | 76 km SSE | 7° | 0° | 44 mm |
| PechengaMurmansk | 82 km SE | 6° | -1° | 38 mm |
| ZapolyarnyyMurmansk | 83 km SSE | 6° | -1° | 43 mm |
| BerlevågFinnmark | 91 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 37 mm |