When to go · Flåm
Flåm in May
Great month. Inside Flåm's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Inside Flåm's best window: May–Sep.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Flåm in this guide.
Weather in May
- FlåmHighs around 13 °C (55 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 55 °F (13 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 11 days
- Fjord coast, Norway · Bergen, Stavanger, Flåm, Geiranger, Ålesundbest weather
Mild and very wet: Bergen averages rain on more than 200 days. Mountain roads (Trollstigen, Aurlandsfjellet, Sognefjellet) open late May–June and close in October — check.
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 Flåm, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jun: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jun: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 11 (better)
Jun: 12
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Flåm's best window: May–Sep.
June: Inside Flåm's best window: May–Sep.
Flåm: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast