Vardø Weather in May
Vardø in May
The short of it: Vardø in May averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 33 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 23 h 43 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 33 mm · daylight 23 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Vardø an average May high of 6°, a low of 2° and some 33 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 6°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 33 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 23 h 43 min in mid-May, 458 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, Vardø runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Båtsfjord, 59 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Vardø, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 23 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BåtsfjordFinnmark | 59 km WNW | 5° | 1° | 41 mm |
| VadsøFinnmark | 61 km WSW | 6° | 2° | 34 mm |
| KirkenesFinnmark | 82 km SSW | 7° | 1° | 36 mm |
| BjørnevatnFinnmark | 89 km SSW | 8° | 1° | 37 mm |
| BerlevågFinnmark | 92 km NW | 6° | 1° | 37 mm |
| PechengaMurmansk | 94 km S | 6° | -1° | 38 mm |
| ZapolyarnyyMurmansk | 106 km S | 6° | -1° | 43 mm |
| NikelMurmansk | 112 km SSW | 7° | 0° | 44 mm |