Älvsbyn Weather in May
Älvsbyn in May
The short of it: Älvsbyn in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 18 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 2° · rain 37 mm · daylight 18 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Älvsbyn an average May high of 14°, a low of 2° and some 37 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 14°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 57 min in mid-May, 227 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Älvsbyn runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Ånäset, 26 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Älvsbyn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÅnäsetNorrbotten | 26 km SSW | 13° | 2° | 41 mm |
| VidselNorrbotten | 28 km NW | 13° | 2° | 42 mm |
| SävastNorrbotten | 35 km ENE | 13° | 3° | 36 mm |
| BodenNorrbotten | 35 km ENE | 13° | 3° | 35 mm |
| NorrfjärdenNorrbotten | 37 km SE | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |
| RoknäsNorrbotten | 37 km SSE | 13° | 3° | 38 mm |
| AlvikNorrbotten | 39 km ESE | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |
| AntnäsNorrbotten | 41 km ESE | 12° | 3° | 36 mm |