Rovaniemi climate

Rovaniemi Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Rovaniemi, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 5°C on May 1 to 13°C on May 31, and lows from -1°C to 5°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 68 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Rovaniemi, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
9°C
Average low
2°C
Precipitation
68 mm
Reanalysis high
28°CMay 31, 2013
Reanalysis low
-9°CMay 1, 1995
Daylight
17 h 30 min to 22 h 01 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
8.3 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 15°C-1°C16°C 2008-9°C 199539%
May 25°C-1°C16°C 2008-9°C 199541%
May 36°C-1°C17°C 2008-5°C 199942%
May 46°C-1°C18°C 2008-5°C 199743%
May 56°C-1°C19°C 2006-4°C 199242%
May 67°C-1°C20°C 2004-4°C 200843%
May 77°C0°C21°C 2006-5°C 201743%
May 87°C0°C20°C 2004-6°C 201743%
May 97°C0°C15°C 1994-6°C 199143%
May 108°C0°C15°C 2018-5°C 199544%
May 118°C0°C18°C 2018-4°C 201743%
May 129°C1°C23°C 2018-5°C 201744%
May 139°C1°C21°C 2018-4°C 199544%
May 149°C1°C21°C 2018-3°C 199543%
May 159°C1°C23°C 2010-4°C 199643%
May 1610°C2°C22°C 2018-4°C 199944%
May 1710°C2°C21°C 2010-4°C 199444%
May 1810°C2°C21°C 2010-3°C 199143%
May 1911°C2°C25°C 2010-3°C 199644%
May 2011°C2°C23°C 2010-2°C 199644%
May 2111°C3°C18°C 2018-2°C 199644%
May 2211°C3°C20°C 2018-3°C 200144%
May 2312°C3°C20°C 2014-2°C 200845%
May 2412°C3°C19°C 1992-2°C 200146%
May 2512°C3°C19°C 2018-2°C 200245%
May 2612°C4°C18°C 2020-1°C 201745%
May 2712°C4°C20°C 2013-2°C 201744%
May 2813°C4°C24°C 2013-2°C 199344%
May 2913°C4°C23°C 2013-1°C 199846%
May 3013°C4°C27°C 2013-3°C 201747%
May 3113°C5°C28°C 2013-2°C 199646%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Rovaniemi, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

May 1
sunrise 4:31 AM, sunset 10:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 2:17 AM, sunset 12:18 AM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.