Weather in Kirkenes in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kirkenes in May
Going from a maximum of +68°F during the day to a minimum of +18°F during the night, the temperature in May averages around +46°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 43% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°F to +55°F.
Is Kirkenes warm or cold in May?
Kirkenes is typically chill in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +36°F to +45°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°F to +34°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Kirkenes:
Climate in Kirkenes in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +36°F | +45°F | +55°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°F | +10°F | +28°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +84°F | +88°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 35 mm | 65 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 71% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 23 | 22 | 20 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +36°F to +45°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 8 mm to 35 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kirkenes is gradually increasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how May is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last May in Kirkenes?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Kirkenes in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+39°F) and the highest in 2016 (+57°F). The driest year was 1980 with only 9 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 84 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kirkenes, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.