January 9° · ☂ 6 February 10° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 10 April 20° · ☂ 9 ★ May25° · ☂ 9 June 29° · ☂ 11 July 33° · ☂ 13 August 34° · ☂ 9 September 30° · ☂ 10 ★ October24° · ☂ 9 November 18° · ☂ 6 December 12° · ☂ 7 Kyoto in May:warm, occasional rain Kyoto, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 25° Hottest day 33.5° (2015)
Mean low 15° Coldest night 5.2° (2019)
Rain days 9 days 5-12 by year
Rainfall 153mm Daylight 13.6 → 14.3 h
Kyoto's 12 months i Best: May and October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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) 04:53 / 18:53 Daylight 13.6 → 14.3 h
Kyoto in May Aoi Matsuri takes place on May 15, with a procession in Heian-era dress leaving the Imperial Palace for Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines. Around now riverside restaurants on the Kamo start kawayuka terrace dining.
Daytime highs averaged 25°C, with nights at 15°C. Comfortably warm without being punishing. Nights ran about 11°C colder than the afternoons, so a layer earned its place in the bag. Out of 31 days, about 9 brought rain; the rest stayed dry. The driest year, 2014, had 5 rain days; the wettest, 2011, had 12.
Highs passed 30°C on 2 days on average. Not every year was typical: 2015 ran 2.3°C warmer than the mean, with highs of 27.7°C. Rain days averaged 17 mm each, so when it rained it rained properly.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to October
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May 1 Saturday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 13° May 1 rain on 30% of days 24° 13°
May 2 Sunday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 13° May 3 Monday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 12° May 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 25° 13° May 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 13° May 6 Thursday 6 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 24° 14° May 7 Friday 7 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 8 Saturday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 12° 2-8 rain on 25% of days 24° 13°
May 9 Sunday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 14° May 10 Monday 10 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 24° 13° May 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 13° May 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 13° May 13 Thursday 13 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 24° 14° May 14 Friday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 26° 14° May 15 Saturday 15 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 14° 9-15 rain on 31% of days 24° 14°
May 16 Sunday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 15° May 17 Monday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 15° May 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 27° 15° May 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 26° 16° May 20 Thursday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 26° 16° May 21 Friday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 16° May 22 Saturday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 15° 16-22 rain on 31% of days 26° 15°
May 23 Sunday 23 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 26° 16° May 24 Monday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 27° 16° May 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 27° 16° May 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 17° May 27 Thursday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 17° May 28 Friday 28 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 16° May 29 Saturday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 27° 17° 23-29 rain on 24% of days 27° 17°
May 30 Sunday 30 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 26° 16° May 31 Monday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 17°
30-31 rain on 33% of days 26° 16°
May 1 rain on 30% of days 24° 13° 2-8 rain on 25% of days 24° 13° 9-15 rain on 31% of days 24° 14° 16-22 rain on 31% of days 26° 15° 23-29 rain on 24% of days 27° 17° 30-31 rain on 33% of days 26° 16°
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May 1 Monday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 13° May 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 13° May 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 12° May 4 Thursday 4 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 25° 13° May 5 Friday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 13° May 6 Saturday 6 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 24° 14° 1-6 rain on 26% of days 24° 13°
May 7 Sunday 7 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 8 Monday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 12° May 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 14° May 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 24° 13° May 11 Thursday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 13° May 12 Friday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 13° May 13 Saturday 13 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 24° 14° 7-13 rain on 33% of days 24° 13°
May 14 Sunday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 26° 14° May 15 Monday 15 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 14° May 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 15° May 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 15° May 18 Thursday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 27° 15° May 19 Friday 19 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 26° 16° May 20 Saturday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 26° 16° 14-20 rain on 31% of days 26° 15°
May 21 Sunday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 16° May 22 Monday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 15° May 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 26° 16° May 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 27° 16° May 25 Thursday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 27° 16° May 26 Friday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 17° May 27 Saturday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 17° 21-27 rain on 21% of days 27° 16°
May 28 Sunday 28 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 16° May 29 Monday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 27° 17° May 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 26° 16° May 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 17°
28-31 rain on 33% of days 26° 17°
1-6 rain on 26% of days 24° 13° 7-13 rain on 33% of days 24° 13° 14-20 rain on 31% of days 26° 15° 21-27 rain on 21% of days 27° 16° 28-31 rain on 33% of days 26° 17°
Tap another date to change
2006 4mm
2007 33mm
2008 none
2009 31mm
2010 none
2011 none
2012 1mm
2013 none
2014 none
2015 none
2016 2mm
2017 none
2018 8mm
2019 4mm
2020 2mm
2021 none
2022 none
2023 6mm
2024 9mm
2025 24mm
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 11° 19° 27° 35° 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. 2014 had 5 rain days, 2011 had 12.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kyoto 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 Kyoto in May? Days averaged 25°C and nights 15°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a light layer for the evenings, T-shirts, and sunscreen plus a hat.
Is May a good time to visit Kyoto? On warmth and rain days alone, Kyoto's easiest months were May and October. May ranked 2 of 12, close to the top.
How many clear days does Kyoto get in May? About 4 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 13 overcast days (80% or more).
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