Ylivieska weather in May

In May, Ylivieska sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 17.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of May to 19 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ylivieska's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ylivieska's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
17 h 54 min
3:21 AM – 9:15 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ylivieska reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ylivieska

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ylivieska weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°328.88.750.0
Feb-4° / -11°277.68.27.90.0
Mar / -8°287.87.911.20.0
Apr / -2°338.4414.61.0
May14° / 5310.90.617.93.8
Jun18° / 6511.8020.15.5
Jul21° / 11°8213.3019.25.9
Aug19° / 10°7012.7016.15.5
Sep13° / 5610.6012.73.5
Oct / 5310.22.69.30.6
Nov / -3°4610.26.560.0
Dec-3° / -7°4210.79.33.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
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83862
93862
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113862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ylivieska gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1304
2314
3314
4324
5333
6333
7343
8343
9353
10353
11353
12363
13363
14363
15372
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19372
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21371
22361
23361
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25351
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27350
28350
29340
30340
31340

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
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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
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of May to 19 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 180 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 2:39 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 9:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:108:28
216.44:078:31
316.54:048:34
416.64:008:37
516.73:578:40
616.83:538:43
716.93:508:47
817.03:478:50
917.23:448:53
1017.33:408:56
1117.43:378:59
1217.53:349:02
1317.63:319:06
1417.73:279:09
1517.83:249:12
1617.93:219:15
1718.03:189:18
1818.13:159:21
1918.23:129:24
2018.33:099:27
2118.43:069:30
2218.53:039:33
2318.63:009:36
2418.72:579:39
2518.82:559:42
2618.92:529:45
2719.02:499:48
2819.12:479:51
2919.22:449:54
3019.22:429:56
3119.32:399:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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145.0Bright
155.0Bright
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225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ylivieska?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ylivieska.

What to pack for Ylivieska in May

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

In May, Ylivieska sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ylivieska in May

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr0Bracing
May3Bracing
Jun8Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep12Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Ylivieska 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 Ylivieska peaks around July 15 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ylivieska?

Ylivieska sits at 64.1°N, 24.6°E, 57 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Raahe, 67 km away.

RaaheKokkolaJakobstadOuluHaukipudasKauhavaIisalmiKajaani

Topography around Ylivieska

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ylivieska has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around Ylivieska is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
250 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Raahe 67 km · Kokkola 74 km · Jakobstad 101 km · Oulu 112 km · Haukipudas 127 km · Kauhava 131 km · Iisalmi 142 km · Kajaani 155 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 Ylivieska (64.0833°, 24.55°, elevation 57 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).