Voss Weather in May
Voss in May
The short of it: Voss in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 17 h 16 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 93 mm · daylight 17 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Voss an average May high of 13°, a low of 5° and some 93 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 16 min in mid-May, 164 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, Voss runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Indre Ålvik, 22 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Voss, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indre ÅlvikVestland | 22 km S | 12° | 5° | 103 mm |
| UlvikVestland | 28 km ESE | 15° | 6° | 57 mm |
| ØysteseVestland | 29 km SSW | 15° | 7° | 104 mm |
| NorheimsundVestland | 32 km SSW | 14° | 6° | 113 mm |
| DaleVestland | 33 km W | 14° | 6° | 145 mm |
| LofthusVestland | 36 km SSE | 13° | 5° | 78 mm |
| StanghelleVestland | 38 km WSW | 14° | 7° | 132 mm |
| EidfjordVestland | 40 km ESE | 14° | 5° | 54 mm |