Vaksdal Weather in May
Vaksdal in May
The short of it: Vaksdal in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 138 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 17 h 13 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 6° · rain 138 mm · daylight 17 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Vaksdal an average May high of 13°, a low of 6° and some 138 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 6°. It is the driest month of the year, only 138 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 17 h 13 min in mid-May, 163 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, Vaksdal runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Stanghelle, 8 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Vaksdal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 23 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StanghelleVestland | 8 km N | 14° | 7° | 132 mm |
| Indra HagaVestland | 10 km S | 14° | 6° | 135 mm |
| DaleVestland | 13 km NNE | 14° | 6° | 145 mm |
| LonevågVestland | 14 km WNW | 14° | 7° | 121 mm |
| Indre ArnaVestland | 16 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 123 mm |
| Ytre ArnaVestland | 17 km W | 14° | 7° | 121 mm |
| EspelandVestland | 18 km SW | 12° | 6° | 142 mm |
| FlaktveitVestland | 21 km W | 14° | 6° | 118 mm |