Kristiansand climate

Kristiansand Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 10°C on May 1 to 14°C on May 31, and lows from 6°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 71 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kristiansand, in °C, with the record for each date.0510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
12°C
Average low
8°C
Precipitation
71 mm
Reanalysis high
22°CMay 25, 2018
Reanalysis low
2°CMay 6, 2012
Daylight
15 h 42 min to 17 h 42 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
16.2 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 110°C6°C13°C 20192°C 201337%
May 210°C6°C13°C 20043°C 201037%
May 310°C6°C12°C 20124°C 199936%
May 410°C7°C13°C 19953°C 199735%
May 510°C7°C14°C 20083°C 201234%
May 610°C7°C15°C 20082°C 201233%
May 711°C7°C15°C 20083°C 199633%
May 811°C7°C17°C 20003°C 201932%
May 911°C7°C18°C 20044°C 199232%
May 1011°C7°C17°C 20003°C 199233%
May 1111°C7°C16°C 20083°C 201034%
May 1211°C7°C15°C 20013°C 199535%
May 1311°C8°C16°C 19963°C 202036%
May 1411°C8°C17°C 20183°C 202036%
May 1512°C8°C19°C 20184°C 199538%
May 1612°C8°C19°C 20184°C 199538%
May 1712°C8°C15°C 20184°C 199538%
May 1812°C8°C16°C 20134°C 199636%
May 1912°C8°C17°C 20134°C 199536%
May 2012°C9°C16°C 20105°C 199635%
May 2112°C9°C18°C 20104°C 199536%
May 2213°C9°C18°C 20185°C 199536%
May 2313°C9°C17°C 19925°C 200437%
May 2413°C9°C20°C 20185°C 199137%
May 2513°C9°C22°C 20186°C 200436%
May 2613°C10°C20°C 20186°C 201035%
May 2713°C10°C19°C 20186°C 199633%
May 2814°C10°C17°C 20186°C 199633%
May 2914°C10°C19°C 20186°C 201932%
May 3014°C10°C20°C 20186°C 199632%
May 3114°C10°C20°C 20187°C 201930%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kristiansand, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

May 1
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 9:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:35 AM, sunset 10:17 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.