Bensbyn Weather in May
Bensbyn in May
The short of it: Bensbyn in May averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 18 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 12° · low 3° · rain 36 mm · daylight 18 h 56 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Bensbyn an average May high of 12°, a low of 3° and some 36 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 12°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 56 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Bensbyn runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Björkskatan, 4 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Bensbyn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BjörkskatanNorrbotten | 4 km SW | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |
| LuleåNorrbotten | 8 km SSW | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |
| RutvikNorrbotten | 8 km WNW | 12° | 2° | 39 mm |
| BergnäsetNorrbotten | 9 km SW | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |
| GammelstadNorrbotten | 11 km W | 12° | 3° | 38 mm |
| Södra SunderbynNorrbotten | 14 km W | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |
| MåttsundNorrbotten | 19 km WSW | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |
| AntnäsNorrbotten | 21 km WSW | 12° | 3° | 36 mm |