When to go · Kautokeino
Kautokeino in May
Great month. Inside Kautokeino's best window: May–Jul (midnight sun) and Sep–Mar (northern lights).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C) / 0°C (32°F)32°F (0°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Inside Kautokeino's best window: May–Jul (midnight sun) and Sep–Mar (northern lights).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Kautokeino in this guide.
Weather in May
- KautokeinoHighs around 8 °C (46 °F), lows around 0 °C (32 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 46 °F (8 °C), lows around 32 °F (0 °C), rain on about 6 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 Kautokeino, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jan: -15 °C (5 °F)5 °F (-15 °C)
Night low
May: 0 °C (32 °F)32 °F (0 °C)
Jan: -25 °C (−13 °F)−13 °F (-25 °C)
Rain days
May: 6
Jan: 6
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Inside Kautokeino's best window: May–Jul (midnight sun) and Sep–Mar (northern lights).
January: Inside Kautokeino's best window: May–Jul (midnight sun) and Sep–Mar (northern lights).
Kautokeino: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings