Japan in May

17 cities in Japan, compared on 20 years of May records. Best mix of warmth and few rain days this month: Hiroshima, Beppu and Fukuoka. Highs ranged from 18° in Otaru to 27° in Naha.

2006-2025, 20 years of records · Not a forecast

CityIn a lineHigh / lowRain daysSeaStorm years
Hiroshimawarm, occasional rain warm, occasional rain 24° / 15° 8 days 1
Beppuwarm warm 24° / 15° 9 days 1
Fukuokawarm warm 24° / 16° 8 days 19° 0
Nagasakicomfortably warm, occasional rain comfortably warm, occasional rain 24° / 16° 9 days 1
Matsuyamawarm, frequent rain warm, frequent rain 24° / 15° 9 days 1
Kobecomfortably warm, occasional rain comfortably warm, occasional rain 24° / 17° 9 days 0
Nagoyacomfortably warm, frequent rain comfortably warm, frequent rain 25° / 15° 10 days 0
Osakacomfortably warm comfortably warm 25° / 16° 9 days 0
Narawarm warm 25° / 13° 9 days 0
Kyotowarm, occasional rain warm, occasional rain 25° / 15° 9 days 0
Tokyowarm, frequent rain warm, frequent rain 24° / 15° 10 days 1
Hakonewarm, frequent rain warm, frequent rain 23° / 16° 10 days 1
Kagoshimawarm warm 25° / 17° 10 days 2
Kumamotocomfortably warm comfortably warm 26° / 16° 10 days 1
Nahahot, frequent rain hot, frequent rain 27° / 22° 12 days 25° 2
Sapporocool, rain here and there cool, rain here and there 18° / 9° 9 days 0
Otarucool and fresh, rain on many days cool and fresh, rain on many days 18° / 8° 9 days 0

Ranked on mean daily high (points off the further from 24°C) and rain days. Uncalibrated cities may show too many rain days.