January 0° · ☂ 20 February 1° · ☂ 20 March 5° · ☂ 16 April 12° · ☂ 10 May 18° · ☂ 9 ★ June22° · ☂ 8 ★ July26° · ☂ 7 August 27° · ☂ 10 ★ September23° · ☂ 9 October 17° · ☂ 12 November 9° · ☂ 16 December 2° · ☂ 20 Sapporo in May:cool, rain here and there Sapporo, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 18° Hottest day 32.7° (2019)
Mean low 9° Coldest night 1.4° (2006)
Rain days 9 days 6-13 by year
Rainfall 53mm Daylight 14.1 → 15.1 h
Sapporo's 12 months i Best: June, July and September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Goodmild
Humidity 75% 0 muggy days
Clear days 5 days 12 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 04:11 / 18:50 Daylight 14.1 → 15.1 h
Sapporo in May Cherry blossoms often open around Golden Week. Maruyama Park next to Hokkaido Shrine is a known viewing spot, and the Lilac Festival is held in late May. Flights and hotels are crowded during the holiday week.
Highs averaged 18°C and lows 9°C, an easy range for walking around all day. 9 rain days in a typical May: noticeable, but most days stayed dry. Most years sat near the average of 9, though 2015 dipped to 6 and 2021 climbed to 13.
With up to 15.1 hours of daylight, dinner plans could still start in the light. Not every year was typical: 2019 ran 2.6°C warmer than the mean, with highs of 20.7°C. Cold snaps happened: the record low for May was 1.4°C, set in 2006.
Typhoons i Typhoons: August to October
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May 1 Saturday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° May 1 rain on 30% of days 16° 7°
May 2 Sunday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 7° May 3 Monday 3 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 8° May 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 8° May 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° May 6 Thursday 6 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 17° 8° May 7 Friday 7 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 8° May 8 Saturday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 16° 7° 2-8 rain on 33% of days 17° 7°
May 9 Sunday 9 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 7° May 10 Monday 10 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 8° May 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 8° May 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 17° 8° May 13 Thursday 13 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 8° May 14 Friday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° May 15 Saturday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 18° 9° 9-15 rain on 28% of days 17° 8°
May 16 Sunday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 9° May 17 Monday 17 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 9° May 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 20° 10° May 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 19° 10° May 20 Thursday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 10° May 21 Friday 21 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 10° May 22 Saturday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 11° 16-22 rain on 26% of days 19° 10°
May 23 Sunday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 11° May 24 Monday 24 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 18° 10° May 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 10° May 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 11° May 27 Thursday 27 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 11° May 28 Friday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 11° May 29 Saturday 29 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 11° 23-29 rain on 28% of days 19° 11°
May 30 Sunday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 11° May 31 Monday 31 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 11°
30-31 rain on 28% of days 20° 11°
May 1 rain on 30% of days 16° 7° 2-8 rain on 33% of days 17° 7° 9-15 rain on 28% of days 17° 8° 16-22 rain on 26% of days 19° 10° 23-29 rain on 28% of days 19° 11° 30-31 rain on 28% of days 20° 11°
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May 1 Monday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° May 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 7° May 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 8° May 4 Thursday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 8° May 5 Friday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° May 6 Saturday 6 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 17° 8° 1-6 rain on 33% of days 17° 8°
May 7 Sunday 7 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 8° May 8 Monday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 16° 7° May 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 7° May 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 8° May 11 Thursday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 8° May 12 Friday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 17° 8° May 13 Saturday 13 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 8° 7-13 rain on 29% of days 16° 8°
May 14 Sunday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° May 15 Monday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 18° 9° May 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 9° May 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 9° May 18 Thursday 18 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 20° 10° May 19 Friday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 19° 10° May 20 Saturday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 10° 14-20 rain on 25% of days 19° 9°
May 21 Sunday 21 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 10° May 22 Monday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 11° May 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 11° May 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 18° 10° May 25 Thursday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 10° May 26 Friday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 11° May 27 Saturday 27 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 11° 21-27 rain on 28% of days 19° 11°
May 28 Sunday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 11° May 29 Monday 29 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 11° May 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 11° May 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 11°
28-31 rain on 28% of days 20° 11°
1-6 rain on 33% of days 17° 8° 7-13 rain on 29% of days 16° 8° 14-20 rain on 25% of days 19° 9° 21-27 rain on 28% of days 19° 11° 28-31 rain on 28% of days 20° 11°
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2006 none
2007 none
2008 4mm
2009 none
2010 4mm
2011 none
2012 8mm
2013 7mm
2014 none
2015 none
2016 1mm
2017 1mm
2018 11mm
2019 3mm
2020 4mm
2021 none
2022 none
2023 6mm
2024 18mm
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 6° 15° 25° 34° 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. 2015 had 6 rain days, 2021 had 13.
What to pack A long-sleeve top and one thin layer cover highs of 18°C. After dark, a proper jacket was welcome. On average 10 days still reached 20°C and 2 nights still dipped below 5°C.
Rain was occasional. A compact umbrella in the bag is enough.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Sapporo in May? Over the past 20 years May averaged 9 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 6 in the driest to 13 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Sapporo in May? Days averaged 18°C and nights 9°C. Pack a compact umbrella and a light layer for the evenings.
Is May a good time to visit Sapporo? On warmth and rain days alone, Sapporo's easiest months were June, July and September. May ranked 5 of 12.
How many clear days does Sapporo get in May? About 5 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 12 overcast days (80% or more).
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