Kristiansund weather in May

In May, Kristiansund sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 15.1 wet days and about 17.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of May to 18 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kristiansund's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristiansund's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 96 mm; 15.1 wet days
Daylight: 17 h 36 min; 3:38 AM – 9:13 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 1st clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

Kristiansund is town in Kristiansund Municipality in Norway.

Density: 2,914/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1742

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kristiansund reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	4
2	8	4
3	9	4
4	9	4
5	9	5
6	9	5
7	9	5
8	9	5
9	9	5
10	9	5
11	9	5
12	9	5
13	9	5
14	9	5
15	9	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	6
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	11	7
26	11	7
27	11	7
28	11	7
29	11	7
30	11	7
31	11	8

How May really feels in Kristiansund

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kristiansund weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -1°	171	18.2	12.1	5.4	0.0
Feb	3° / -1°	154	16.7	11.6	8.1	0.0
Mar	4° / 0°	148	17.4	10.5	11.2	0.0
Apr	7° / 3°	100	13.9	5.4	14.5	0.7
May	10° / 6°	96	15.1	1.7	17.6	1.9
Jun	12° / 9°	110	15.6	0	19.6	2.8
Jul	15° / 12°	104	15.3	0	18.7	3.8
Aug	15° / 12°	140	16.9	0	15.9	3.9
Sep	13° / 10°	184	17.3	0	12.7	3.0
Oct	9° / 6°	175	17.5	2.4	9.4	1.4
Nov	5° / 2°	156	16.7	6	6.3	0.1
Dec	3° / -0°	179	19	10.4	4.4	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	37	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	62	62	63	63	63	61	62	62	62	63	64	64	65	65	65	66	67	67	68	68	69	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	39	61
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kristiansund gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 15.1 wet days in May, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 48% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46
Snow chance (%)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	10
2	46	10
3	47	9
4	48	9
5	48	9
6	48	9
7	49	9
8	49	8
9	49	8
10	49	7
11	49	7
12	48	7
13	48	6
14	48	6
15	48	5
16	48	5
17	48	5
18	48	5
19	48	4
20	48	4
21	48	4
22	48	3
23	48	3
24	47	2
25	47	2
26	47	2
27	47	2
28	46	1
29	46	1
30	46	1
31	46	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of May to 18 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 168 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 3:00 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 9:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.4	16.5	16.6	16.7	16.8	16.9	17.0	17.1	17.2	17.3	17.4	17.5	17.6	17.7	17.8	17.9	18.0	18.1	18.1	18.2	18.3	18.4	18.5	18.6	18.7	18.7	18.8	18.9
Sunrise (AM)	4:24	4:20	4:17	4:14	4:11	4:08	4:05	4:01	3:58	3:55	3:52	3:49	3:46	3:43	3:40	3:38	3:35	3:32	3:29	3:26	3:24	3:21	3:18	3:16	3:13	3:11	3:09	3:06	3:04	3:02	3:00
Sunset (PM)	8:29	8:32	8:35	8:38	8:41	8:44	8:47	8:50	8:53	8:56	8:59	9:01	9:04	9:07	9:10	9:13	9:16	9:19	9:22	9:24	9:27	9:30	9:33	9:35	9:38	9:41	9:43	9:46	9:48	9:51	9:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.1	4:24	8:29
2	16.2	4:20	8:32
3	16.3	4:17	8:35
4	16.4	4:14	8:38
5	16.5	4:11	8:41
6	16.6	4:08	8:44
7	16.7	4:05	8:47
8	16.8	4:01	8:50
9	16.9	3:58	8:53
10	17.0	3:55	8:56
11	17.1	3:52	8:59
12	17.2	3:49	9:01
13	17.3	3:46	9:04
14	17.4	3:43	9:07
15	17.5	3:40	9:10
16	17.6	3:38	9:13
17	17.7	3:35	9:16
18	17.8	3:32	9:19
19	17.9	3:29	9:22
20	18.0	3:26	9:24
21	18.1	3:24	9:27
22	18.1	3:21	9:30
23	18.2	3:18	9:33
24	18.3	3:16	9:35
25	18.4	3:13	9:38
26	18.5	3:11	9:41
27	18.6	3:09	9:43
28	18.7	3:06	9:46
29	18.7	3:04	9:48
30	18.8	3:02	9:51
31	18.9	3:00	9:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.08 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kristiansund?

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

1.9

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristiansund.

What to pack for Kristiansund in May

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

In May, Kristiansund sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kristiansund in May

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	7	6	6	6	8	11	13	14	14	11	9	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	6	Bracing
Mar	6	Bracing
Apr	6	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Kristiansund 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 Kristiansund 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 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	4	4	5	4	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Kristiansund?

Kristiansund sits at 63.1°N, 7.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Molde, 50 km away.

Topography around Kristiansund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristiansund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m.

The land around Kristiansund is covered by water (63%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (44%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

158 m

water 63%

16 km

610 m

water 68%

80 km

1,856 m

water 44%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← April Kristiansund year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Molde 50 km · Alesund 107 km · Trondheim 138 km · Stjørdalshalsen 165 km · Levanger 191 km · Flam 252 km · Lillehammer 264 km · Åre 270 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 91% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $94,594; 2025
Happiness: 7.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 2.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 613
Religion

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 Kristiansund (63.1105°, 7.7279°, elevation 1 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	4
2	8	4
3	9	4
4	9	4
5	9	5
6	9	5
7	9	5
8	9	5
9	9	5
10	9	5
11	9	5
12	9	5
13	9	5
14	9	5
15	9	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	6
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	11	7
26	11	7
27	11	7
28	11	7
29	11	7
30	11	7
31	11	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	39	61
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	10
2	46	10
3	47	9
4	48	9
5	48	9
6	48	9
7	49	9
8	49	8
9	49	8
10	49	7
11	49	7
12	48	7
13	48	6
14	48	6
15	48	5
16	48	5
17	48	5
18	48	5
19	48	4
20	48	4
21	48	4
22	48	3
23	48	3
24	47	2
25	47	2
26	47	2
27	47	2
28	46	1
29	46	1
30	46	1
31	46	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	4
2	8	4
3	9	4
4	9	4
5	9	5
6	9	5
7	9	5
8	9	5
9	9	5
10	9	5
11	9	5
12	9	5
13	9	5
14	9	5
15	9	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	6
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	11	7
26	11	7
27	11	7
28	11	7
29	11	7
30	11	7
31	11	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	39	61
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	10
2	46	10
3	47	9
4	48	9
5	48	9
6	48	9
7	49	9
8	49	8
9	49	8
10	49	7
11	49	7
12	48	7
13	48	6
14	48	6
15	48	5
16	48	5
17	48	5
18	48	5
19	48	4
20	48	4
21	48	4
22	48	3
23	48	3
24	47	2
25	47	2
26	47	2
27	47	2
28	46	1
29	46	1
30	46	1
31	46	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	4
2	8	4
3	9	4
4	9	4
5	9	5
6	9	5
7	9	5
8	9	5
9	9	5
10	9	5
11	9	5
12	9	5
13	9	5
14	9	5
15	9	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	6
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	11	7
26	11	7
27	11	7
28	11	7
29	11	7
30	11	7
31	11	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	39	61
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	10
2	46	10
3	47	9
4	48	9
5	48	9
6	48	9
7	49	9
8	49	8
9	49	8
10	49	7
11	49	7
12	48	7
13	48	6
14	48	6
15	48	5
16	48	5
17	48	5
18	48	5
19	48	4
20	48	4
21	48	4
22	48	3
23	48	3
24	47	2
25	47	2
26	47	2
27	47	2
28	46	1
29	46	1
30	46	1
31	46	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100