Helsinki in May
Cool and damp, as the days lengthen.
May in Helsinki is cool: highs near 58°F, lows near 42°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days lengthen by 2 hours 9 minutes from the first week to the last.May in Helsinki is cool: highs near 14°C, lows near 6°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days lengthen by 2 hours 9 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 58°F14°Caverage
- Low
- 42°F6°Caverage
- Wet days
- 2a week · 31% of days
- Daylight
- 17h 11mon average
Is May a good time to visit Helsinki?
May sits outside Helsinki's best months, which run from July to August. Expect cool days and rain on about two days a week.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 58°F in May, against 30°F to 73°F through the year.Highs near 14°C in May, against -1°C to 23°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
31% of days in May, against 30% to 48% through the year.
Cloud cover
56% cover in May, against 49% to 77% through the year.
Daylight
17h 11m in May, against 5h 57m to 18h 46m through the year.
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Where Helsinki sits, in May
Europe/Helsinki- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 4:43 AMsets 9:50 PM
- Above the sea
- 0 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 60.2°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Rovaniemi706 km north
The land around Helsinki, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.
Elsewhere in Finland in May
high · low · wet days- Rovaniemi53°12° · 34°1° 2
- Saariselkä46°8° · 30°-1° 3