🇳🇴 Weather in Lofoten (Svolvær) in May
This is what the weather in Lofoten (Svolvær) (Nordland, Norway) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
7.4 °C
5.3 °C – 9.7 °C
Avg. night-time low
4.7 °C
3.1 °C – 5.9 °C
Avg. rain days in period
17.5
56 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
92.8 mm
46.2 mm – 154 mm
Avg. cloud cover
79 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).
Extremes: Highest temperature 17.9 °C (29 May 2024) · Lowest temperature -0.7 °C (9 May 2017) · Avg. daily peak wind 24 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 13Sunny
- 56Partly cloudy
- 66Cloudy
- 108Light rain
- 67Rain
Summary
- On average 7.4 °C during the day and 4.7 °C at night.
- On average 17.5 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 92.8 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Light rain.
- Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 9.7 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 5.3 °C).
- Wettest year: 2023 (154 mm), driest: 2021 (46.2 mm).
- Extremes: 17.9 °C on 29 May 2024 and -0.7 °C on 9 May 2017.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max8.1°Avg. min5.5°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 118 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 73 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.4 °C · Min 1.3 °C
2025
Avg. max7.2°Avg. min4.9°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 90.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.5 °C · Min 0.4 °C
2024
Avg. max9.7°Avg. min5.9°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 65.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 73 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.9 °C · Min 2.5 °C
2023
Avg. max7.0°Avg. min4.5°- Rain days
- 25 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 154 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 88 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 12.8 °C · Min 0.0 °C
2022
Avg. max7.8°Avg. min4.8°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 140 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 81 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 14.8 °C · Min 0.5 °C
2021
Avg. max6.8°Avg. min4.2°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 46.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.6 °C · Min 0.0 °C
2020
Avg. max5.3°Avg. min3.1°- Rain days
- 21 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 104 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 85 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.1 °C · Min -0.5 °C
2019
Avg. max7.1°Avg. min4.3°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 77.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 14.1 °C · Min -0.3 °C
2018
Avg. max9.4°Avg. min5.9°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 73.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 77 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 14.9 °C · Min 2.5 °C
2017
Avg. max5.9°Avg. min3.5°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 59.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 81 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.6 °C · Min -0.7 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Lofoten (Svolvær) in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 7.4 °C, night-time lows 4.7 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 17.9 °C (29 May 2024), the lowest -0.7 °C (9 May 2017).
- How often does it rain in Lofoten (Svolvær) in May?
- On average there were 17.5 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 92.8 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. Snow depth is the model value for the grid cell, not the depth on the slopes. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
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