Malmberget Weather in May
Malmberget in May
The short of it: Malmberget in May averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 19 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 1° · rain 48 mm · daylight 19 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Malmberget an average May high of 9°, a low of 1° and some 48 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 9°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 19 h 44 min in mid-May, 259 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Malmberget runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Koskullskulle, 4 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Malmberget, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KoskullskulleNorrbotten | 4 km ENE | 10° | 1° | 46 mm |
| GällivareNorrbotten | 5 km S | 10° | 1° | 47 mm |
| VittangiNorrbotten | 70 km NE | 11° | 0° | 43 mm |
| JokkmokkNorrbotten | 73 km SSW | 11° | 1° | 45 mm |
| JukkasjärviNorrbotten | 75 km N | 9° | 1° | 45 mm |
| TuolluvaaraNorrbotten | 76 km N | 9° | 0° | 45 mm |
| KirunaNorrbotten | 78 km NNW | 8° | 0° | 50 mm |
| VuollerimNorrbotten | 83 km S | 13° | 2° | 41 mm |