Is Pyramiden hot in May?
Days are typically cold at -0.1°C, while nights average -3.9°C.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 1991–2020 normal
Pyramiden in
May.
Typical May weather in Pyramiden: -0.1°C by day, -3.9°C at night, 8 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-0.1°C
Typical low-3.9°C
Rain8 mm
Wet days3.2
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 32). Daylight is calculated as 24 h from latitude 78.65°.
May at a glance
What is Pyramiden like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 8 mm across about 3 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 24 h between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 8 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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Long daylight in May
Calculated mid-month daylight is 24 h at 78.7°. This is solar geometry, not a station reading.
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Frost-level nights in May
The measured night-time normal is -3.9°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2729216
- NOAA station
- SV000001008 · SVALBARD AIRPORT
- Station distance
- 48.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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