Levi weather in May

In May, Levi sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 19.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 12 min at the start of May to 22 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Levi's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
19 h 30 min
2:32 AM – 10:02 PM
Cloud cover
75%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Levi is ski resort in Kittilä, Finland.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical May day in Levi reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-2
36-2
47-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
1080
1180
1280
1380
1480
1591
1691
1791
1891
19101
20102
21102
22102
23112
24113
25113
26113
27123
28124
29124
30124
31134

How May really feels in Levi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
25
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Levi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°308.810.62.10.0
Feb-8° / -14°267.69.470.0
Mar-3° / -10°256.68.3110.0
Apr / -5°327.77.115.10.0
May / 47103.219.61.7
Jun15° / 70120.123.94.2
Jul18° / 10°8513.7022.15.3
Aug16° / 7312.10174.7
Sep10° / 5610.40.612.82.3
Oct / -2°5110.55.68.80.1
Nov-4° / -9°4510.410.64.30.0
Dec-7° / -12°349.111.10.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52476
62476
72476
82476
92278
102377
112377
122377
132278
142278
152278
162278
172278
182278
192179
202179
212278
222377
232278
242278
252377
262377
272278
282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Levi gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12718
22718
32718
42817
52817
62816
72815
82915
92914
103013
113012
123112
133111
143210
15329
16339
17338
18348
19347
20357
21357
22356
23366
24366
25365
26365
27365
28364
29374
30374
31373

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
28991
29991
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2411calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 12 min at the start of May to 22 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 306 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 3:41 AM to 1:09 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 11:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.23:418:55
217.43:369:00
317.53:329:04
417.73:279:08
517.83:239:12
618.03:189:17
718.13:149:21
818.33:099:25
918.43:059:30
1018.63:009:34
1118.72:569:39
1218.92:519:43
1319.02:469:48
1419.22:429:52
1519.32:379:57
1619.52:3210:02
1719.62:2810:07
1819.82:2310:11
1920.02:1810:16
2020.12:1310:21
2120.32:0810:27
2220.52:0310:32
2320.71:5810:37
2420.81:5210:43
2521.01:4710:48
2621.21:4110:54
2721.41:3511:00
2821.61:2911:06
2921.81:2311:13
3022.11:1611:20
3122.31:0911:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Levi?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Levi.

What to pack for Levi in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Levi sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Levi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Levi peaks around July 12 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Levi?

Levi sits at 67.8°N, 24.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Rovaniemi, 150 km away.

RovaniemiKirunaTornioKemiKovdorAltaBodenLuleå

Topography around Levi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Levi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Levi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Levi is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
332 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
687 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Rovaniemi 150 km · Kiruna 192 km · Tornio 219 km · Kemi 230 km · Kovdor 241 km · Alta 248 km · Boden 259 km · Luleå 273 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Levi (67.8051°, 24.7961°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).