Weather in Stavanger in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Stavanger in May
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of +4°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +13°C.
Is Stavanger warm or cold in May?
Stavanger is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +8°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +4°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Stavanger:
Climate in Stavanger in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +12°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | 0°C | +5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 73 mm | 80 mm | 79 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 74% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +8°C to +12°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 73 mm to 80 mm. Humidity rises from 73% 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.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Stavanger is gradually increasing during May, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Stavanger?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Stavanger in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+11°C) and the highest in 2018 (+20°C). The driest year was 2008 with only 7 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 200 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Stavanger, 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.