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Kiruna in May: weather & travel advice

This month's data profile

Rain shapes the decision

Kiruna in May is climatically mixed. The average daily high is around 5 °C. With about 13 rainy days it is wet.

Historical monthly averages, not a weather forecast. Individual days and years can differ substantially.

Rank among 12 monthly averages

34/100 · #6

Warmth

Dryness

Sun

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Northern lights over snowy Kiruna in Lapland

Kiruna · MayPhoto: Moskenes · CC BY 4.0

Average high: 5 °C
Average low: -1 °C
Rainy days (est.): 13 rainy days (est.)
Sun (est.): 6 h/day
Humidity: 84 %

Climate evidence with direct month comparison

The highlighted row is the selected month. Precipitation total and rainy days are separate monthly averages.

Climate averages for Kiruna: selected and adjacent months
Month	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days (est.)	Precipitation mm	Sun h/day (est.)	Humidity %	Wind m/s	Score
April	-1	-8	10	40	4.9	92	2.4	37
May (selected)	5	-1	13	67	6.3	84	2.4	34
June	12	5	16	98	6.4	77	2.3	40

How do the previous and next months compare?

Baseline: May (34/100)

Positive and negative values show the change from the selected month.

	Score Δ	Average high Δ	Average low Δ	Rainy days Δ	Rain Δ	Sun Δ	Humidity Δ	Wind Δ
April	+3	-6.4 °C	-6.7 °C	-3.3	-26.2 mm	-1.4 h	+7.8 %	±0 m/s
June	+6	+6.8 °C	+6.1 °C	+2.4	+31.2 mm	+0.1 h	-7.2 %	-0.1 m/s

All twelve months in context

JanUnsuitable30 FebUnsuitable33 MarUnsuitable36 AprUnsuitable37 MayUnsuitable34 JunUnsuitable40 JulLimited45 AugUnsuitable39 SepUnsuitable32 OctUnsuitable25 NovUnsuitable28 DecUnsuitable27

Rainy days (estimated)

Sunshine hours (estimated)h/day

Average daily high°C

-10

-9

-5

-1

-6

-8

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Frequently asked questions

How warm is Kiruna in May?

The average daily high is around 5 °C, with an average daily low of about -1 °C.

Does it rain a lot in Kiruna in May?

The curated estimate is about 13 rainy days per month, not a directly measured long-term average. Total precipitation averages around 67 mm for the month. A rainy day does not mean all-day rain.

When is the best time to visit Kiruna?

No month in Kiruna reaches the threshold for a clear recommendation in the climate score; the month comparison above shows the differences.