Joensuu climate

Joensuu Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 9°C on May 1 to 15°C on May 31, and lows from 2°C to 8°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 78 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 Joensuu, 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
13°C
Average low
5°C
Precipitation
78 mm
Reanalysis high
26°CMay 14, 2018
Reanalysis low
-5°CMay 8, 1999
Daylight
16 h 30 min to 19 h 14 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
5°C
Wind
10.4 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 19°C2°C17°C 1998-4°C 199538%
May 210°C2°C17°C 1993-4°C 200038%
May 310°C2°C18°C 2002-4°C 199940%
May 410°C3°C18°C 2008-2°C 199941%
May 510°C3°C20°C 1993-2°C 200340%
May 610°C3°C19°C 2016-3°C 200839%
May 711°C3°C21°C 2004-4°C 199939%
May 811°C3°C21°C 2004-5°C 199939%
May 911°C3°C22°C 2004-3°C 199138%
May 1012°C4°C22°C 1994-3°C 199538%
May 1112°C4°C20°C 2018-4°C 199940%
May 1212°C4°C24°C 2018-3°C 200441%
May 1312°C4°C26°C 2018-2°C 200040%
May 1412°C4°C26°C 2018-1°C 201140%
May 1513°C5°C23°C 2018-1°C 200840%
May 1613°C5°C23°C 2018-1°C 200843%
May 1713°C5°C23°C 2018-2°C 200843%
May 1813°C5°C22°C 2014-1°C 199443%
May 1913°C5°C24°C 2014-2°C 199645%
May 2014°C6°C25°C 2010-2°C 199646%
May 2114°C6°C24°C 2010-1°C 199747%
May 2214°C6°C24°C 2018-1°C 200147%
May 2314°C6°C23°C 20140°C 199447%
May 2414°C6°C25°C 20140°C 199447%
May 2514°C7°C26°C 20140°C 200246%
May 2615°C7°C21°C 19951°C 200146%
May 2715°C7°C21°C 19951°C 199347%
May 2815°C7°C21°C 20130°C 199349%
May 2915°C7°C23°C 19952°C 200150%
May 3015°C7°C24°C 19952°C 200150%
May 3115°C8°C26°C 19951°C 200149%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Joensuu, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 4:44 AM, sunset 9:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 3:23 AM, sunset 10:37 PM

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.