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Coldest sea in Norway in May

250 coastal locations in Norway ranked by typical May sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in May: 8.5°C.

Coldest in May

Jan Mayen

0.7°C May mean in Norway

Regional May average

8.5°C

across all 250 coastal locations in Norway

Vs annual mean

-1.1°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Norway sea feels like in May

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

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  • Warmest month August 15.0°C
  • Coldest month March 5.0°C
  • Annual mean 9.5°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where May fits in the year

May sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Norway month rankings:

Norway sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Norway location. The list below is based on the typical May mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Norway locations in May

Sorted by typical May mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location May mean
1 Jan Mayen 0.7°C
2 Ny-Alesund 2.0°C
3 Vadso Troms og Finnmark 4.7°C
4 Varangerbotn 4.7°C
5 Varde 4.8°C
6 Kirkenes 4.8°C
7 Berlevag Troms og Finnmark 4.9°C
8 Havøysund Troms og Finnmark 4.9°C
9 Kjøllefjord Troms og Finnmark 5.0°C
10 Kvalsund 5.0°C
11 Batsfjord 5.0°C
12 Mehamn 5.1°C
13 Honningsvag 5.1°C
14 Burfjord 5.2°C
15 Hammerfest 5.3°C
16 Rypefjord 5.3°C
17 Skarsvag 5.4°C
18 Hatteng 5.5°C
19 Lyngseidet 5.5°C
20 Olderdalen 5.6°C
21 Storslett 5.7°C
22 Storsteinnes 5.7°C
23 Tromso 5.7°C
24 Bjarkøy Troms og Finnmark 5.7°C
25 Hansnes 5.7°C
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26 Tennevoll 5.7°C
27 Sorreisa 5.8°C
28 Dale 5.8°C
29 Skjervoy 5.8°C
30 Ballangen 5.9°C
31 Bogen 5.9°C
32 Evenskjer 5.9°C
33 Narvik 5.9°C
34 Harstad 5.9°C
35 Straumen 6.0°C
36 Leinesfjorden 6.0°C
37 Gryllefjord 6.0°C
38 Lodingen 6.0°C
39 Kjopsvik 6.1°C
40 Straume Nordland 6.1°C
41 Sortland 6.1°C
42 Kabelvag 6.2°C
43 Henningsvaer 6.2°C
44 Fauske 6.2°C
45 Reine 6.2°C
46 Melbu 6.2°C
47 Stokmarknes 6.2°C
48 Leknes 6.3°C
49 Svolvaer 6.3°C
50 Myre Nordland 6.3°C

Warmest 10 in Norway in May

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location May mean
1 Sjolyststranda 16.6°C
2 Melsomvik 11.4°C
3 Fredrikstad 11.4°C
4 Larvik 11.4°C
5 Sandefjord 11.4°C
6 Asgardstrand 11.3°C
7 Horten 11.3°C
8 Tonsberg 11.3°C
9 Stavern 11.3°C
10 Larkollen 11.3°C

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