Weather in Kemi in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kemi in May
Going from a maximum of +16°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 52% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +2°C to +13°C.
Is Kemi warm or cold in May?
Kemi is typically cool in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +3°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -4°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Kemi:
Climate in Kemi in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +9°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -18°C | -7°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +28°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 10 mm | 41 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 74% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +3°C to +9°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 10 mm to 41 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 74%. 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 7 sunny days during the month.
Next month (June) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kemi is gradually increasing during May, going from 2 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Kemi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kemi in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+2°C) and the highest in 2020 (+8°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 248 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 612 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kemi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.