Vidsel Weather in May
Vidsel in May
The short of it: Vidsel in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 19 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 2° · rain 42 mm · daylight 19 h 2 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Vidsel an average May high of 13°, a low of 2° and some 42 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 19 h 2 min in mid-May, 230 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Vidsel runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Älvsbyn, 28 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Vidsel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÄlvsbynNorrbotten | 28 km SE | 14° | 2° | 37 mm |
| ÅnäsetNorrbotten | 46 km SSE | 13° | 2° | 41 mm |
| BodenNorrbotten | 53 km E | 13° | 3° | 35 mm |
| SävastNorrbotten | 56 km E | 13° | 3° | 36 mm |
| RoknäsNorrbotten | 62 km SSE | 13° | 3° | 38 mm |
| NorrfjärdenNorrbotten | 65 km SE | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |
| VuollerimNorrbotten | 66 km N | 13° | 2° | 41 mm |
| AlvikNorrbotten | 67 km ESE | 12° | 3° | 37 mm |