Akureyri Weather in May
Average highs run from 0°C on May 1 to 4°C on May 31, and lows from -5°C to -1°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 84 mm over about 19 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Reanalysis extreme high
- Reanalysis extreme low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 1°C
- Average low
- -3°C
- Precipitation
- 84 mm
- Reanalysis high
- 13°CMay 29, 1992
- Reanalysis low
- -14°CMay 3, 1993
- Daylight
- 17 h 16 min to 21 h 08 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- -2°C
- Wind
- 13.7 km/h
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Reanalysis high | Reanalysis low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 0°C | -5°C | 4°C 2019 | -13°C 2013 | 60% |
| May 2 | 0°C | -5°C | 3°C 2007 | -14°C 2013 | 60% |
| May 3 | 0°C | -5°C | 2°C 2017 | -14°C 1993 | 60% |
| May 4 | 0°C | -5°C | 3°C 1995 | -11°C 2015 | 60% |
| May 5 | 0°C | -5°C | 4°C 2017 | -12°C 2015 | 59% |
| May 6 | 0°C | -5°C | 3°C 2008 | -11°C 2015 | 59% |
| May 7 | 0°C | -4°C | 3°C 2017 | -12°C 2015 | 59% |
| May 8 | 0°C | -4°C | 7°C 2006 | -11°C 2015 | 58% |
| May 9 | 0°C | -4°C | 6°C 2006 | -11°C 1998 | 57% |
| May 10 | 0°C | -4°C | 4°C 2001 | -12°C 1992 | 57% |
| May 11 | 1°C | -4°C | 3°C 2004 | -11°C 2015 | 57% |
| May 12 | 1°C | -4°C | 4°C 2008 | -10°C 1992 | 56% |
| May 13 | 1°C | -4°C | 3°C 2008 | -11°C 1992 | 55% |
| May 14 | 1°C | -4°C | 4°C 1996 | -8°C 1995 | 55% |
| May 15 | 1°C | -4°C | 5°C 2003 | -12°C 1992 | 55% |
| May 16 | 1°C | -3°C | 6°C 2000 | -9°C 2012 | 55% |
| May 17 | 1°C | -3°C | 4°C 2019 | -8°C 2016 | 56% |
| May 18 | 1°C | -3°C | 6°C 2019 | -8°C 2012 | 56% |
| May 19 | 1°C | -3°C | 4°C 2019 | -8°C 1995 | 56% |
| May 20 | 1°C | -3°C | 4°C 2017 | -10°C 1997 | 56% |
| May 21 | 2°C | -3°C | 5°C 2019 | -7°C 2001 | 56% |
| May 22 | 2°C | -2°C | 4°C 2019 | -9°C 2001 | 55% |
| May 23 | 2°C | -2°C | 7°C 2003 | -7°C 2013 | 54% |
| May 24 | 2°C | -2°C | 7°C 2003 | -7°C 2004 | 54% |
| May 25 | 3°C | -2°C | 8°C 2008 | -7°C 2006 | 54% |
| May 26 | 3°C | -1°C | 7°C 2008 | -7°C 2011 | 53% |
| May 27 | 3°C | -1°C | 8°C 2008 | -7°C 2007 | 53% |
| May 28 | 3°C | -1°C | 11°C 1992 | -6°C 2007 | 54% |
| May 29 | 4°C | -1°C | 13°C 1992 | -7°C 2006 | 53% |
| May 30 | 4°C | -1°C | 10°C 1992 | -6°C 2000 | 53% |
| May 31 | 4°C | -1°C | 10°C 1991 | -6°C 2011 | 52% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT).
- May 1
- sunrise 4:33 AM, sunset 9:49 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 2:38 AM, sunset 11:46 PM
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.