Helsinki May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Helsinki, Finland in the month of May.
Typical Helsinki May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 14.5 °C
Average daily low 6.4 °C
Average monthly precipitation 3.8 cm
Daily chance of precipitation 35.8%
Helsinki May Weather Records
1951–2024
Highest temperature 27.6 °C May 29, 1963
Lowest temperature -3.1 °C May 12, 1999
Highest daily low 17.4 °C May 31, 1961
Lowest daily high 1.3 °C May 7, 1953
Hottest average high temperature 19.0 °C 2018
Coldest average high temperature 9.8 °C 1955
Most daily precipitation 4.0 cm May 26, 2021
Most monthly precipitation 8.5 cm 1958
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°C) Record (°C)
High Low High Low
May 1 11.7 3.9 19.3 -2.7
May 2 11.9 4.0 21.0 -2.7
May 3 12.1 4.2 25.0 -3.1
May 4 12.3 4.3 20.2 -0.9
May 5 12.5 4.5 24.4 -1.5
May 6 12.7 4.8 22.6 -1.5
May 7 12.9 4.9 24.7 -1.9
May 8 13.2 5.1 21.8 -1.4
May 9 13.3 5.3 24.1 -0.8
May 10 13.5 5.5 23.5 -1.3
May 11 13.7 5.7 22.0 -1.6
May 12 13.8 5.8 23.2 -3.1
May 13 14.0 5.9 24.6 -0.7
May 14 14.1 6.1 25.0 0.2
May 15 14.4 6.3 27.5 0.4
May 16 14.5 6.4 24.7 -0.6
May 17 14.7 6.6 23.5 -0.7
May 18 15.0 6.8 24.1 0.1
May 19 15.1 7.0 23.9 1.5
May 20 15.3 7.2 24.7 0.4
May 21 15.5 7.3 24.5 1.0
May 22 15.6 7.5 22.9 -0.4
May 23 15.8 7.6 25.1 -0.5
May 24 15.9 7.8 26.3 1.4
May 25 16.1 7.9 25.4 2.0
May 26 16.3 8.1 23.4 1.9
May 27 16.4 8.3 24.0 2.4
May 28 16.6 8.5 23.3 0.4
May 29 16.8 8.7 27.6 1.4
May 30 16.9 8.9 25.4 -0.4
May 31 17.1 9.1 26.3 1.5
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1951–2024 Helsinki Kaisaniemi Aws location