Molde weather in May

In May, Molde sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 15.8 wet days and about 17.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-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 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of May to 18 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Molde's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Molde's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 99 mm; 15.8 wet days
Daylight: 17 h 30 min; 3:43 AM – 9:12 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 1st clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Molde is town in Molde Municipality, Norway.

Density: 2,468/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1614

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

A typical May day in Molde reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°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 4°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

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

How May really feels in Molde

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.

Molde 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° / -2°	159	17.9	13.2	5.5	0.0
Feb	3° / -3°	143	16.4	12.7	8.2	0.0
Mar	5° / -1°	138	17.8	12.1	11.2	0.1
Apr	9° / 2°	100	14.5	6.5	14.4	1.5
May	12° / 5°	99	15.8	2.3	17.4	2.9
Jun	15° / 8°	117	15.9	0	19.4	3.7
Jul	17° / 11°	114	15.8	0	18.6	4.7
Aug	17° / 11°	142	17.1	0	15.8	4.5
Sep	14° / 8°	174	17.2	0	12.7	3.3
Oct	9° / 4°	155	16.9	3.1	9.5	1.5
Nov	5° / 1°	136	15.6	7.2	6.5	0.1
Dec	2° / -2°	164	18.3	12.4	4.6	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

	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 (%)	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	29	27	27	27	27	27	27	26
Cloudier (%)	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	70	70	70	70	71	73	73	73	73	73	73	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	26	74

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Molde gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 15.8 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 50% and peaks near 53% 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 (%)	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48
Snow chance (%)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	12
2	50	12
3	50	12
4	51	12
5	51	12
6	52	11
7	52	11
8	53	11
9	53	10
10	53	10
11	53	9
12	52	9
13	52	8
14	52	8
15	52	8
16	51	7
17	51	7
18	51	6
19	51	6
20	50	5
21	50	5
22	49	4
23	49	4
24	49	3
25	49	3
26	48	2
27	48	2
28	48	2
29	48	1
30	48	1
31	48	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 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of May to 18 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 162 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:28 AM to 3:06 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 9:51 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)	16.0	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	17.8	17.9	18.0	18.1	18.2	18.3	18.4	18.4	18.5	18.6	18.7	18.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:28	4:25	4:22	4:19	4:16	4:12	4:09	4:06	4:03	4:00	3:57	3:54	3:52	3:49	3:46	3:43	3:40	3:38	3:35	3:32	3:30	3:27	3:25	3:22	3:20	3:17	3:15	3:13	3:11	3:09	3:06
Sunset (PM)	8:29	8:32	8:35	8:38	8:41	8:44	8:46	8:49	8:52	8:55	8:58	9:01	9:04	9:06	9:09	9:12	9:15	9:18	9:20	9:23	9:26	9:29	9:31	9:34	9:36	9:39	9:41	9:44	9:46	9:49	9:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.0	4:28	8:29
2	16.1	4:25	8:32
3	16.2	4:22	8:35
4	16.3	4:19	8:38
5	16.4	4:16	8:41
6	16.5	4:12	8:44
7	16.6	4:09	8:46
8	16.7	4:06	8:49
9	16.8	4:03	8:52
10	16.9	4:00	8:55
11	17.0	3:57	8:58
12	17.1	3:54	9:01
13	17.2	3:52	9:04
14	17.3	3:49	9:06
15	17.4	3:46	9:09
16	17.5	3:43	9:12
17	17.6	3:40	9:15
18	17.7	3:38	9:18
19	17.8	3:35	9:20
20	17.8	3:32	9:23
21	17.9	3:30	9:26
22	18.0	3:27	9:29
23	18.1	3:25	9:31
24	18.2	3:22	9:34
25	18.3	3:20	9:36
26	18.4	3:17	9:39
27	18.4	3:15	9:41
28	18.5	3:13	9:44
29	18.6	3:11	9:46
30	18.7	3:09	9:49
31	18.7	3:06	9:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.76 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.09 kWh/m² to a high of 4.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 4.76 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	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	4.3	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Molde?

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 Molde.

What to pack for Molde in May

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

In May, Molde sees daytime highs around 12°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

Sea temperature near Molde 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 at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) 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	12	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	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Molde 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 Molde peaks around June 22 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	1	1	2	4	5	4	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	1	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Molde?

Molde sits at 62.7°N, 7.2°E, 3 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Kristiansund, 50 km away.

Topography around Molde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Molde has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.

The land around Molde is covered by water (45%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, water (47%), trees (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (41%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

518 m

water 45%

16 km

965 m

water 47%

80 km

1,995 m

water 41%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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

May weather nearby: Kristiansund 50 km · Alesund 59 km · Trondheim 180 km · Stjørdalshalsen 206 km · Flam 208 km · Levanger 236 km · Lillehammer 250 km · Bergen 278 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 Molde (62.7375°, 7.1591°, elevation 3 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	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	4
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	12	4
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	12	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	7
30	14	7
31	14	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	12
2	50	12
3	50	12
4	51	12
5	51	12
6	52	11
7	52	11
8	53	11
9	53	10
10	53	10
11	53	9
12	52	9
13	52	8
14	52	8
15	52	8
16	51	7
17	51	7
18	51	6
19	51	6
20	50	5
21	50	5
22	49	4
23	49	4
24	49	3
25	49	3
26	48	2
27	48	2
28	48	2
29	48	1
30	48	1
31	48	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	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	4
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	12	4
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	12	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	7
30	14	7
31	14	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	12
2	50	12
3	50	12
4	51	12
5	51	12
6	52	11
7	52	11
8	53	11
9	53	10
10	53	10
11	53	9
12	52	9
13	52	8
14	52	8
15	52	8
16	51	7
17	51	7
18	51	6
19	51	6
20	50	5
21	50	5
22	49	4
23	49	4
24	49	3
25	49	3
26	48	2
27	48	2
28	48	2
29	48	1
30	48	1
31	48	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	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	4
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	12	4
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	12	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	7
30	14	7
31	14	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	12
2	50	12
3	50	12
4	51	12
5	51	12
6	52	11
7	52	11
8	53	11
9	53	10
10	53	10
11	53	9
12	52	9
13	52	8
14	52	8
15	52	8
16	51	7
17	51	7
18	51	6
19	51	6
20	50	5
21	50	5
22	49	4
23	49	4
24	49	3
25	49	3
26	48	2
27	48	2
28	48	2
29	48	1
30	48	1
31	48	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