Tromsø climate

Tromsø Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 3°C on May 1 to 9°C on May 31, and lows from -2°C to 3°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 93 mm over about 16 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Tromsø, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
6°C
Average low
0°C
Precipitation
93 mm
Reanalysis high
25°CMay 31, 2013
Reanalysis low
-12°CMay 2, 1999
Daylight
18 h 45 min to 24 h 00 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
1°C
Wind
10.1 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 13°C-2°C10°C 2006-9°C 199952%
May 23°C-2°C16°C 2009-12°C 199953%
May 33°C-2°C11°C 2006-7°C 199552%
May 43°C-2°C13°C 2006-6°C 199654%
May 53°C-2°C15°C 2006-8°C 201254%
May 64°C-1°C18°C 2004-8°C 201455%
May 74°C-1°C22°C 2004-9°C 201456%
May 84°C-1°C19°C 2004-9°C 201456%
May 94°C-1°C14°C 2018-6°C 202055%
May 104°C-1°C18°C 2018-8°C 202055%
May 115°C-1°C15°C 2018-7°C 201754%
May 125°C0°C12°C 2003-8°C 201755%
May 135°C0°C14°C 2018-8°C 201756%
May 146°C0°C18°C 2018-5°C 199656%
May 156°C0°C16°C 2010-7°C 201755%
May 166°C0°C19°C 2018-6°C 199655%
May 176°C0°C18°C 2010-6°C 199654%
May 186°C1°C15°C 2003-5°C 199655%
May 197°C1°C17°C 2003-3°C 199653%
May 207°C1°C17°C 2019-4°C 199753%
May 217°C1°C18°C 1993-3°C 199653%
May 227°C1°C18°C 2013-3°C 202052%
May 238°C2°C18°C 2013-3°C 199853%
May 248°C2°C17°C 2013-3°C 199654%
May 258°C2°C12°C 2002-3°C 199854%
May 268°C2°C15°C 1995-2°C 201454%
May 279°C2°C19°C 2013-2°C 199854%
May 289°C2°C20°C 2013-3°C 199753%
May 299°C3°C22°C 2002-3°C 199753%
May 309°C3°C24°C 2013-4°C 199754%
May 319°C3°C25°C 2013-2°C 201755%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 3:21 AM, sunset 10:06 PM
May 31
sunrise , sunset

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.