When to go · Ny-Ålesund
Ny-Ålesund in May
Great month. Inside Ny-Ålesund's best window: May–Oct (cruise season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / −4°C (25°F)25°F (−4°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Inside Ny-Ålesund's best window: May–Oct (cruise season).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Ny-Ålesund in this guide.
Weather in May
- Ny-ÅlesundHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around -4 °C (25 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 25 °F (-4 °C), rain on about 7 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 Ny-Ålesund, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jun: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Night low
May: -4 °C (25 °F)25 °F (-4 °C)
Jun: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Rain days
May: 7 (better)
Jun: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Ny-Ålesund's best window: May–Oct (cruise season).
June: Inside Ny-Ålesund's best window: May–Oct (cruise season).
Ny-Ålesund: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings