When to go · Barentsburg
Barentsburg in May
Great month. Inside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- −3°C (27°F)27°F (−3°C) / −7°C (19°F)19°F (−7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Inside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Barentsburg in this guide.
Weather in May
- BarentsburgHighs around -3 °C (27 °F), lows around -7 °C (19 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 27 °F (-3 °C), lows around 19 °F (-7 °C), rain on about 8 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 Barentsburg, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
May: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Mar: -13 °C (9 °F)9 °F (-13 °C)
Night low
May: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Mar: -20 °C (−4 °F)−4 °F (-20 °C)
Rain days
May: 8 (better)
Mar: 9
Crowds
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Mar: 1
May: Inside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).
March: Inside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).
Barentsburg: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings