Is Tromsø hot in May?
Days are typically cold at 8.8°C, while nights average 2.4°C.
Norway · 1991–2020 normal
Tromsø in
May.
Typical May weather in Tromsø: 8.8°C by day, 2.4°C at night, 56 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high8.8°C
Typical low2.4°C
Rain56 mm
Wet days11.3
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 17 out of 100 (July leads the year at 51). Daylight is calculated as 21 h 47 from latitude 69.65°. Open-water sea temperature is 5.8°C (28 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Tromsø 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 56 mm across about 11 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 21 h 47 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 5 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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Long daylight in May
Calculated mid-month daylight is 21 h 47 at 69.6°. This is solar geometry, not a station reading.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3133895
- NOAA station
- NO000001026 · TROMSO
- Station distance
- 1.2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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