When to go · Oslo
Oslo in May
Great month. Mild and long light; May 17 is Constitution Day.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
GreatVoykit month rating for Oslo
Mild and long light; May 17 is Constitution Day.
Weather in May
- Oslo and the east, Norway · Oslo, Lillehammer, Røros, Jotunheimenbest weather
Continental: snowy winters of −5 to −10 °C inland, warm summers of 20–25 °C. Ski season December–April.
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
May 17
Parades on Karl Johans gate; very crowded, most shops closed.
Labour Day
1 May · Norway
Public holiday; parades in Oslo.
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.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.