Arvidsjaur Weather in May
Arvidsjaur in May
The short of it: Arvidsjaur in May averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 18 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 1° · rain 46 mm · daylight 18 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Arvidsjaur an average May high of 11°, a low of 1° and some 46 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 11°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 55 min in mid-May, 226 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Arvidsjaur runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Malå, 49 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Arvidsjaur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MalåVästerbotten | 49 km SSW | 11° | 1° | 48 mm |
| GuojkkasuoluojNorrbotten | 49 km W | 10° | 1° | 39 mm |
| VidselNorrbotten | 68 km ENE | 13° | 2° | 42 mm |
| JörnVästerbotten | 72 km SE | 12° | 2° | 44 mm |
| SorseleVästerbotten | 75 km W | 12° | 1° | 43 mm |
| NorsjöVästerbotten | 77 km S | 12° | 2° | 42 mm |
| ArjeplogNorrbotten | 78 km NW | 10° | 1° | 42 mm |
| StorvikVästerbotten | 88 km ESE | 12° | 2° | 44 mm |