When to go · Stavanger
Stavanger in May
Great month. Inside Stavanger's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Inside Stavanger's best window: May–Sep.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Stavanger in this guide.
Weather in May
- StavangerHighs around 13 °C (55 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 55 °F (13 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 12 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 Stavanger, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jun: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Night low
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Jun: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Jun: 12
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Stavanger's best window: May–Sep.
June: Inside Stavanger's best window: May–Sep.
Stavanger: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast