January 10° · ☂ 7 February 11° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 9 April 20° · ☂ 9 ★ May24° · ☂ 9 June 27° · ☂ 12 July 32° · ☂ 10 August 33° · ☂ 8 September 30° · ☂ 9 ★ October24° · ☂ 7 November 18° · ☂ 7 December 13° · ☂ 8 Matsuyama in May:warm, frequent rain Matsuyama, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 24° Hottest day 30° (2019)
Mean low 15° Coldest night 7.1° (2019)
Rain days 9 days 5-15 by year
Rainfall 137mm Daylight 13.5 → 14.2 h
Matsuyama'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 72% 1 muggy day
Clear days 5 days 13 overcast days
Mean wind 7 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:08 / 19:02 Daylight 13.5 → 14.2 h
Matsuyama in May Greenery deepens and it is good for walking. Temples 49 (Jodo-ji) through 53 (Enmyo-ji) of the 88-temple Shikoku pilgrimage are around Matsuyama, and Ishite-ji is number 51. Sun grows stronger toward month end.
Highs of 24°C and lows of 15°C: short sleeves by day, with mild nights. Rain fell on 9 days of the month on average. Most years sat near the average of 9, though 2013 dipped to 5 and 2006 climbed to 15.
Wet days did not mess around: about 15 mm each, the kind of rain that drives you into a doorway.
Typhoons i 1 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Songda (2011), 227 km away tropical storm 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 6 7 7 10 8 12 9 5 10 11 12
Date by date i Sun
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May 1 Saturday 1 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 13° May 1 rain on 25% of days 23° 13°
May 2 Sunday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 12° May 3 Monday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 12° May 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 23° 13° May 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 14° May 6 Thursday 6 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 23° 14° May 7 Friday 7 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 8 Saturday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 24° 13° 2-8 rain on 24% of days 23° 13°
May 9 Sunday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 10 Monday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 14° May 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 23° 14° May 13 Thursday 13 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 14 Friday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 14° May 15 Saturday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 14° 9-15 rain on 33% of days 23° 14°
May 16 Sunday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 15° May 17 Monday 17 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 16° May 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 25° 16° May 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 24° 16° May 20 Thursday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 16° May 21 Friday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 16° May 22 Saturday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 26° 16° 16-22 rain on 29% of days 25° 16°
May 23 Sunday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 16° May 24 Monday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 16° May 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 17° May 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 17° May 27 Thursday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 17° May 28 Friday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 16° May 29 Saturday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 17° 23-29 rain on 30% of days 25° 17°
May 30 Sunday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 17° May 31 Monday 31 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 25° 17°
30-31 rain on 33% of days 25° 17°
May 1 rain on 25% of days 23° 13° 2-8 rain on 24% of days 23° 13° 9-15 rain on 33% of days 23° 14° 16-22 rain on 29% of days 25° 16° 23-29 rain on 30% of days 25° 17° 30-31 rain on 33% of days 25° 17°
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May 1 Monday 1 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 13° May 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 12° May 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 12° May 4 Thursday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 23° 13° May 5 Friday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 14° May 6 Saturday 6 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 23° 14° 1-6 rain on 25% of days 23° 13°
May 7 Sunday 7 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 8 Monday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 24° 13° May 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° May 11 Thursday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 14° May 12 Friday 12 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 23° 14° May 13 Saturday 13 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 14° 7-13 rain on 33% of days 23° 14°
May 14 Sunday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 14° May 15 Monday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 14° May 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 15° May 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 16° May 18 Thursday 18 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 25° 16° May 19 Friday 19 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 24° 16° May 20 Saturday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 16° 14-20 rain on 29% of days 24° 15°
May 21 Sunday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 16° May 22 Monday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 26° 16° May 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 16° May 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 16° May 25 Thursday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 17° May 26 Friday 26 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 17° May 27 Saturday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 17° 21-27 rain on 26% of days 25° 16°
May 28 Sunday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 16° May 29 Monday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 17° May 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 17° May 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 25° 17°
28-31 rain on 34% of days 25° 17°
1-6 rain on 25% of days 23° 13° 7-13 rain on 33% of days 23° 14° 14-20 rain on 29% of days 24° 15° 21-27 rain on 26% of days 25° 16° 28-31 rain on 34% of days 25° 17°
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2006 15mm
2007 20mm
2008 none
2009 none
2010 none
2011 none
2012 none
2013 none
2014 none
2015 none
2016 31mm
2017 3mm
2018 17mm
2019 1mm
2020 none
2021 none
2022 none
2023 26mm
2024 33mm
2025 10mm
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° 18° 24° 31° 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. 2013 had 5 rain days, 2006 had 15.
Matsuyama through the year Common questions Does it rain a lot in Matsuyama 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 15 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Matsuyama in May? Days averaged 24°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 Matsuyama? On warmth and rain days alone, Matsuyama's easiest months were May and October. May ranked 2 of 12, close to the top.
How many clear days does Matsuyama get in May? About 5 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 13 overcast days (80% or more).
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