Umeå Weather in May
Umeå in May
The short of it: Umeå in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 18 h 13 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 13° · low 3° · rain 42 mm · daylight 18 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Umeå an average May high of 13°, a low of 3° and some 42 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 13°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 13 min in mid-May, 199 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, Umeå runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Röbäck, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Umeå, 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
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RöbäckVästerbotten | 4 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 43 mm |
| TomteboVästerbotten | 6 km ESE | 12° | 3° | 43 mm |
| ErsmarkVästerbotten | 7 km NNE | 12° | 3° | 43 mm |
| InnertavleVästerbotten | 7 km ESE | 12° | 3° | 42 mm |
| TäfteåVästerbotten | 11 km E | 11° | 3° | 41 mm |
| HolmsundVästerbotten | 15 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 41 mm |
| ObbolaVästerbotten | 15 km S | 12° | 3° | 41 mm |
| SävarVästerbotten | 17 km ENE | 11° | 3° | 42 mm |