Ashibetsu Weather in May
Ashibetsu in May
The short of it: Ashibetsu in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 64 mm · daylight 14 h 41 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
May in Ashibetsu brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 7°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 41 min in mid-May, 79 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Ashibetsu runs about middling and about as wet in May. Utashinai, 11 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Ashibetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UtashinaiHokkaido | 11 km W | 16° | 6° | 65 mm |
| AkabiraHokkaido | 12 km WNW | 16° | 7° | 63 mm |
| KamisunagawaHokkaido | 17 km W | 16° | 6° | 64 mm |
| Naka-furanoHokkaido | 23 km ESE | 17° | 7° | 66 mm |
| SunagawaHokkaido | 23 km W | 17° | 7° | 62 mm |
| TakikawaHokkaido | 23 km WNW | 17° | 7° | 61 mm |
| BieiHokkaido | 24 km ENE | 17° | 6° | 68 mm |
| Kami-furanoHokkaido | 24 km ESE | 17° | 6° | 68 mm |