Älta Weather in May
Älta in May
The short of it: Älta in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 16 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 5° · rain 37 mm · daylight 16 h 56 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Älta an average May high of 15°, a low of 5° and some 37 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 15°, with nights near 5°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 56 min in mid-May, 153 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Älta runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Trångsund, 5 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Älta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h