Levanger weather in May

In May, Levanger sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 16.1 wet days and about 17.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of May to 19 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Levanger's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levanger's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
17 h 48 min
3:17 AM – 9:05 PM
Cloud cover
72%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Levanger is settlement in Levanger Municipality, Norway.

Density
3,924/km²
people per km²
Founded
1997

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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Levanger reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3114
4114
5114
6114
7114
8114
9114
10124
11125
12125
13125
14125
15125
16135
17135
18136
19136
20136
21136
22136
23146
24146
25147
26147
27147
28147
29147
30157
31157

How May really feels in Levanger

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Levanger weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°10216.113.75.10.0
Feb / -5°8514.612.780.0
Mar / -3°9115.312.211.20.0
Apr / 6912.96.414.51.2
May13° / 7716.11.817.82.9
Jun16° / 10716.4019.94.0
Jul19° / 11°9615.90195.1
Aug18° / 11°101150164.9
Sep14° / 10715.3012.73.3
Oct / 9415.73.59.41.0
Nov / -1°8413.27.86.10.0
Dec / -4°10115.611.740.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122872
132872
142872
152872
162872
172872
182971
192872
202872
212872
222773
232674
242674
252674
262674
272674
282674
292674
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Levanger gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 16.1 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14610
2479
3479
4489
5499
6509
7508
8518
9518
10518
11517
12517
13517
14516
15516
16526
17525
18525
19535
20534
21534
22533
23523
24523
25522
26522
27521
28521
29511
30511
31510

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of May to 19 h 12 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 4:05 AM to 2:37 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 9:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:058:19
216.34:028:22
316.43:598:25
416.53:558:28
516.63:528:31
616.83:498:34
716.93:468:37
817.03:428:40
917.13:398:43
1017.23:368:46
1117.33:338:49
1217.43:308:52
1317.53:278:56
1417.63:248:59
1517.73:209:02
1617.83:179:05
1717.93:149:08
1818.03:119:11
1918.13:099:14
2018.23:069:17
2118.33:039:20
2218.43:009:23
2318.52:579:25
2418.62:559:28
2518.72:529:31
2618.72:499:34
2718.82:479:37
2818.92:449:39
2919.02:429:42
3019.12:399:45
3119.22:379:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Levanger?

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

2.9
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 Levanger.

What to pack for Levanger in May

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

In May, Levanger sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Levanger 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 Levanger 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Levanger?

Levanger sits at 63.7°N, 11.3°E, 15 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Stjørdalshalsen, 36 km away.

ÖstersundKristiansundMoldeAlesundLillehammer

Topography around Levanger

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Levanger has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 730 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,451 m.

The land around Levanger is covered by cropland (31%), water (29%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
730 m
80 km
1,451 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Stjørdalshalsen 36 km · Trondheim 57 km · Åre 96 km · Östersund 177 km · Kristiansund 191 km · Molde 236 km · Alesund 295 km · Lillehammer 296 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
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Levanger (63.7464°, 11.2996°, elevation 15 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).