Norway in May

May is one of Norway's best months (rank 3 of 12): its 12 destinations average 72/100, led by Geiranger at 89 — 14°C and 9 rainy days — while Tromsø is cooler at 5°C and scores 74.

#3 of 12 months for Norway · 12 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇳🇴 Norway, month by month

72/100 in May

Where in Norway in May

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Geiranger	Trekking hub	14°C	51 mm · 9 days	89 tier A	Yes
2	Oslo	City	16°C	59 mm · 9 days	83 tier A	—
3	Bergen	City	14°C	97 mm · 12 days	81 tier A	Yes
4	Jotunheimen	Trekking hub	10°C	64 mm · 14 days	81 tier A	—
5	Stavanger	City	14°C	70 mm · 10 days	80 tier A	—
6	Trondheim	City	13°C	53 mm · 11 days	80 tier A	—
7	Ålesund	City	13°C	98 mm · 15 days	79 tier B	Yes
8	Bodø	City	10°C	61 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
9	Tromsø	City	5°C	68 mm · 13 days	74 tier B	—
10	Svolvær	Island	6°C	157 mm · 15 days	64 tier C	—
11	Hemsedal	Ski resort	11°C	61 mm · 11 days	36 tier F	—
12	Trysil	Ski resort	11°C	72 mm · 11 days	33 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Norway in May

Constitution Day, 17 May · Oslo · 17 May
Constitution Day · Bergen and 6 more places · 17 May
Bergen International Festival · Bergen · 27 May – 10 Jun
Mai:Jazz festival · Stavanger · 5–10 May

Seasons in force

Ski season · 3 places Summer season opens · 2 places Trail season · 2 places Off-season shutdown · 1 place

Peak crowds at 2 of Norway's 6 well-known places this month.

Better months for Norway

July · 76/100 June · 74/100 April · 70/100 Weakest: January · 40/100

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