Kovdor Weather in May
Kovdor in May
The short of it: Kovdor in May averages a high of 10 °C (49 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 19 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 1° · rain 48 mm · daylight 19 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Kovdor brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 1°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 10°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 19 h 58 min in mid-May, 269 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Kovdor runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Alakurtti, 67 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Kovdor, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlakurttiMurmansk | 67 km S | 12° | 2° | 49 mm |
| Polyarnyye ZoriMurmansk | 89 km ESE | 10° | 1° | 40 mm |
| ZasheyekMurmansk | 90 km E | 9° | 1° | 40 mm |
| KandalakshaMurmansk | 95 km ESE | 10° | 1° | 40 mm |
| AfrikandaMurmansk | 99 km E | 9° | 1° | 40 mm |
| SavukoskiLapland | 104 km WSW | 10° | 1° | 43 mm |
| MonchegorskMurmansk | 109 km ENE | 9° | 1° | 42 mm |
| SallaLapland | 113 km SW | 11° | 1° | 49 mm |