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Oslo Weather in May

In May, Oslo averages a high of 17°C (62°F) and a low of 7°C (44°F), from 56 years of daily records (1971–2026).

17°C
Average high
62°F
7°C
Average low
44°F
31°C
Record high
88°F · May 30, 2018
-3°C
Record low
27°F · May 1, 1971

What May Is Like in Oslo

  • The coldest May reading, -3°C (27°F) on May 1, 1971, has not been matched in 55 years.
  • May in Oslo has become 0.8°C (1.5°F) warmer on average: the 2012–2026 average against 1970–1989.
  • The warmest May in the record was 2018; the coldest was 1979.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 28% of May days, and the month averages 55 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Oslo, every May since 1971
12°C18°C24°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 16.6°CMay 1972: 15.9°CMay 1973: 14.9°CMay 1974: 17.5°CMay 1975: 16.6°CMay 1976: 16.6°CMay 1977: 16.9°CMay 1978: 16.8°CMay 1979: 12.9°CMay 1980: 17.3°CMay 1981: 17.2°CMay 1982: 15.3°CMay 1983: 14.6°CMay 1984: 17.3°CMay 1985: 16.7°CMay 1986: 16.2°CMay 1987: 14.3°CMay 1988: 17.8°CMay 1989: 16.8°CMay 1990: 18.6°CMay 1991: 16.0°CMay 1992: 19.6°CMay 1993: 18.5°CMay 1994: 16.4°CMay 1995: 15.1°CMay 1996: 13.2°CMay 1997: 13.9°CMay 1998: 16.9°CMay 1999: 14.8°CMay 2000: 18.3°CMay 2001: 17.0°CMay 2002: 17.8°CMay 2003: 14.8°CMay 2004: 17.7°CMay 2005: 14.6°CMay 2006: 16.6°CMay 2007: 15.4°CMay 2008: 18.5°CMay 2009: 17.8°CMay 2010: 16.1°CMay 2011: 16.4°CMay 2012: 17.4°CMay 2013: 17.7°CMay 2014: 17.3°CMay 2015: 14.2°CMay 2016: 17.4°CMay 2017: 16.7°CMay 2018: 22.8°CMay 2019: 15.3°CMay 2020: 15.9°CMay 2021: 15.2°CMay 2022: 16.6°CMay 2023: 17.9°CMay 2024: 22.0°CMay 2025: 17.8°CMay 2026: 16.8°C
Warmest: 2018 (22.8°C)Latest: 2026 (16.8°C)10-year averageLong-run average (16.7°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Oslo on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Oslo Blindern (1971–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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