When to go · Hovden
Hovden in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (limited activities).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C) / 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (limited activities).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- HovdenHighs around 12 °C (54 °F), lows around 2 °C (36 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 54 °F (12 °C), lows around 36 °F (2 °C), rain on about 9 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Constitution Day big impact
17 May · Norway
Children's parades, national costumes, everything closed; Whit Monday also falls on 17 May in 2027.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Norway overall
- Medium
- Prices · Norway overall
- Medium
Norway overall: Fruit blossom in Hardanger, 17 May celebrations; mountain roads still closed early in the month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hovden, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Jan: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Night low
May: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Jan: -10 °C (14 °F)14 °F (-10 °C)
Rain days
May: 9 (better)
Jan: 10
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (limited activities).
January: Inside Hovden's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Aug (hiking).
Hovden: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings