Sälen Weather in May
Sälen in May
The short of it: Sälen in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 17 h 24 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 14° · low 1° · rain 75 mm · daylight 17 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Sälen brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 1°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 14°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 24 min in mid-May, 169 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sälen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Älvdalen, 42 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Sälen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 28 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h