January 10° · ☂ 4 February 10° · ☂ 6 March 14° · ☂ 9 April 19° · ☂ 9 ★ May24° · ☂ 9 June 27° · ☂ 10 July 31° · ☂ 11 August 33° · ☂ 7 September 29° · ☂ 9 ★ October24° · ☂ 8 November 18° · ☂ 6 December 12° · ☂ 6 Kobe in May:comfortably warm, occasional rain Kobe, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 24° Hottest day 30.8° (2015)
Mean low 17° Coldest night 8.8° (2013)
Rain days 9 days 5-12 by year
Rainfall 149mm Daylight 13.6 → 14.3 h
Kobe's 12 months i Best: May and October
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Trip types Sightseeing on foot Goodmild
Humidity 69% 1 muggy day
Clear days 4 days 13 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 04:56 / 18:54 Daylight 13.6 → 14.3 h
Kobe in May Kobe Matsuri takes place around the third weekend of May, with the main parade along Flower Road on the Sunday. Days are often clear, which suits the harbor and the Rokko ropeway.
May in Kobe was on the warm side, averaging 24°C by day and 17°C at night. With about 9 rain days, showers were an occasional nuisance rather than the rule. Individual years ran between 5 and 12 rain days.
The warmest year was 2015, with highs averaging 25.9°C, 2.3°C above normal. Wet days did not mess around: about 17 mm each, the kind of rain that drives you into a doorway.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to October
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May 1 Saturday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 15° May 1 rain on 30% of days 22° 15°
May 2 Sunday 2 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° May 3 Monday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° May 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 23° 15° May 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 15° May 6 Thursday 6 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 22° 16° May 7 Friday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 16° May 8 Saturday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 23° 15° 2-8 rain on 21% of days 22° 15°
May 9 Sunday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 16° May 10 Monday 10 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 22° 15° May 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 22° 15° May 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 15° May 13 Thursday 13 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 23° 16° May 14 Friday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 16° May 15 Saturday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 16° 9-15 rain on 36% of days 23° 16°
May 16 Sunday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 23° 17° May 17 Monday 17 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 17° May 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 17° May 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 24° 18° May 20 Thursday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 25° 18° May 21 Friday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° May 22 Saturday 22 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 17° 16-22 rain on 30% of days 24° 17°
May 23 Sunday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° May 24 Monday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 18° May 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 18° May 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 19° May 27 Thursday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° May 28 Friday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 24° 18° May 29 Saturday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 19° 23-29 rain on 27% of days 25° 18°
May 30 Sunday 30 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 25° 18° May 31 Monday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 19°
30-31 rain on 28% of days 25° 18°
May 1 rain on 30% of days 22° 15° 2-8 rain on 21% of days 22° 15° 9-15 rain on 36% of days 23° 16° 16-22 rain on 30% of days 24° 17° 23-29 rain on 27% of days 25° 18° 30-31 rain on 28% of days 25° 18°
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May 1 Monday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 15° May 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° May 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° May 4 Thursday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 23° 15° May 5 Friday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 15° May 6 Saturday 6 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 22° 16° 1-6 rain on 23% of days 22° 15°
May 7 Sunday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 16° May 8 Monday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 23° 15° May 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 16° May 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 22° 15° May 11 Thursday 11 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 22° 15° May 12 Friday 12 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 15° May 13 Saturday 13 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 23° 16° 7-13 rain on 36% of days 22° 15°
May 14 Sunday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 16° May 15 Monday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 16° May 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 23° 17° May 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 17° May 18 Thursday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 17° May 19 Friday 19 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 24° 18° May 20 Saturday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 25° 18° 14-20 rain on 31% of days 24° 17°
May 21 Sunday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° May 22 Monday 22 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 17° May 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° May 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 18° May 25 Thursday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 18° May 26 Friday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 19° May 27 Saturday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° 21-27 rain on 23% of days 25° 18°
May 28 Sunday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 24° 18° May 29 Monday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 19° May 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 25° 18° May 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 19°
28-31 rain on 30% of days 25° 18°
1-6 rain on 23% of days 22° 15° 7-13 rain on 36% of days 22° 15° 14-20 rain on 31% of days 24° 17° 21-27 rain on 23% of days 25° 18° 28-31 rain on 30% of days 25° 18°
Tap another date to change
2006 16mm
2007 5mm
2008 9mm
2009 none
2010 20mm
2011 none
2012 none
2013 14mm
2014 none
2015 7mm
2016 none
2017 none
2018 6mm
2019 none
2020 13mm
2021 4mm
2022 none
2023 21mm
2024 12mm
2025 none
Holidays in May (2027) April 29 to May 5 Golden WeekMay 3 Constitution Memorial DayMay 4 Greenery DayMay 5 Children's DayMay 31 Memorial Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 13° 19° 26° 32° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates May 1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 4 (Tue) 5 (Wed) 6 (Thu) 7 (Fri) 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10 (Mon) 11 (Tue) 12 (Wed) 13 (Thu) 14 (Fri) 15 (Sat) 16 (Sun) 17 (Mon) 18 (Tue) 19 (Wed) 20 (Thu) 21 (Fri) 22 (Sat) 23 (Sun) 24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri) 29 (Sat) 30 (Sun) 31 (Mon) ~ May 1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 4 (Tue) 5 (Wed) 6 (Thu) 7 (Fri) 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10 (Mon) 11 (Tue) 12 (Wed) 13 (Thu) 14 (Fri) 15 (Sat) 16 (Sun) 17 (Mon) 18 (Tue) 19 (Wed) 20 (Thu) 21 (Fri) 22 (Sat) 23 (Sun) 24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri) 29 (Sat) 30 (Sun) 31 (Mon) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2012 had 5 rain days, 2006 had 12.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kobe in May? Over the past 20 years May averaged 9 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 5 in the driest to 12 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kobe in May? Days averaged 24°C and nights 17°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a light layer for the evenings, and T-shirts.
Is May a good time to visit Kobe? On warmth and rain days alone, Kobe's easiest months were May and October. May ranked 2 of 12, close to the top.
How many clear days does Kobe get in May? About 4 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 13 overcast days (80% or more).
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