Övertorneå Weather in May
Övertorneå in May
The short of it: Övertorneå in May averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 19 h 18 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 2° · rain 44 mm · daylight 19 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Övertorneå brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 2°, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 12°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 19 h 18 min in mid-May, 241 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, Övertorneå runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Ylitornio, 9 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Övertorneå, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YlitornioLapland | 9 km S | 12° | 2° | 45 mm |
| ÖverkalixNorrbotten | 37 km W | 12° | 2° | 45 mm |
| PelloLapland | 45 km NNE | 12° | 2° | 38 mm |
| KorpilomboloNorrbotten | 58 km NNW | 12° | 2° | 41 mm |
| SangisNorrbotten | 60 km S | 11° | 3° | 44 mm |
| TervolaLapland | 61 km ESE | 11° | 2° | 47 mm |
| MarielundNorrbotten | 63 km SSE | 12° | 3° | 42 mm |
| KalixNorrbotten | 64 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 44 mm |