Åre Weather in May
Åre in May
The short of it: Åre in May averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 18 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 1° · rain 41 mm · daylight 18 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
May in Åre brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 1°, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 10°; nights run about 1°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 4 min in mid-May, 193 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Åre runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Björnänge, 3 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Åre, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h