Kiruna climate

Kiruna Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 1°C on May 1 to 9°C on May 31, and lows from -4°C to 2°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 Kiruna, 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
5°C
Average low
-1°C
Precipitation
68 mm
Reanalysis high
23°CMay 31, 2013
Reanalysis low
-12°CMay 1, 1995
Daylight
17 h 58 min to 24 h 00 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
0°C
Wind
13.0 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 11°C-4°C7°C 2002-12°C 199535%
May 21°C-4°C9°C 2009-12°C 199936%
May 32°C-4°C7°C 2006-11°C 199636%
May 42°C-4°C10°C 2006-9°C 201438%
May 52°C-4°C14°C 2006-9°C 201236%
May 62°C-4°C18°C 2004-7°C 201436%
May 72°C-3°C19°C 2004-9°C 201738%
May 83°C-3°C18°C 2004-10°C 201737%
May 93°C-3°C12°C 2018-10°C 201738%
May 103°C-3°C16°C 2018-12°C 199639%
May 114°C-3°C16°C 2018-10°C 201739%
May 124°C-2°C10°C 2003-9°C 201740%
May 134°C-2°C14°C 2018-10°C 201742%
May 145°C-2°C16°C 2018-11°C 202042%
May 155°C-2°C17°C 2010-10°C 199644%
May 165°C-1°C18°C 2018-8°C 199644%
May 175°C-1°C18°C 2010-8°C 199645%
May 186°C-1°C18°C 2019-7°C 199645%
May 196°C-1°C17°C 2019-5°C 199646%
May 206°C0°C16°C 2010-7°C 199648%
May 217°C0°C17°C 1993-6°C 199648%
May 227°C0°C16°C 1993-4°C 199648%
May 237°C0°C15°C 1992-4°C 199847%
May 248°C1°C14°C 2013-4°C 199648%
May 258°C1°C14°C 2018-3°C 199847%
May 268°C1°C13°C 1992-3°C 201147%
May 278°C1°C17°C 2013-4°C 199847%
May 289°C1°C19°C 2016-4°C 201746%
May 299°C1°C21°C 2016-5°C 201746%
May 309°C2°C22°C 2013-6°C 201746%
May 319°C2°C23°C 2013-4°C 201746%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 3:39 AM, sunset 9:37 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.