Is Sortland hot in May?
Days are typically cold at 8.5°C, while nights average 3.2°C.
Norway · 1991–2020 normal
Sortland in
May.
Typical May weather in Sortland: 8.5°C by day, 3.2°C at night, 60 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high8.5°C
Typical low3.2°C
Rain60 mm
Wet days11.6
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 16 out of 100 (July leads the year at 48). Daylight is calculated as 20 h 46 from latitude 68.70°. Open-water sea temperature is 6.2°C (20 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Sortland 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 60 mm across about 12 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 20 h 46 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 20 h 46 at 68.7°. This is solar geometry, not a station reading.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3137405
- NOAA station
- NOE00112080 · ANDOYA
- Station distance
- 73.5 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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