Holmsund Weather in May
Holmsund in May
The short of it: Holmsund in May averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 18 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 3° · rain 41 mm · daylight 18 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Holmsund an average May high of 11°, a low of 3° and some 41 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 11°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 10 min in mid-May, 197 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Holmsund runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Obbola, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Holmsund, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ObbolaVästerbotten | 2 km WSW | 12° | 3° | 41 mm |
| TomteboVästerbotten | 11 km N | 12° | 3° | 43 mm |
| InnertavleVästerbotten | 12 km N | 12° | 3° | 42 mm |
| RöbäckVästerbotten | 14 km NW | 13° | 3° | 43 mm |
| UmeåVästerbotten | 15 km NNW | 13° | 3° | 42 mm |
| TäfteåVästerbotten | 16 km NNE | 11° | 3° | 41 mm |
| ErsmarkVästerbotten | 20 km N | 12° | 3° | 43 mm |
| SävarVästerbotten | 24 km NNE | 11° | 3° | 42 mm |