Biei Weather in May
Biei in May
The short of it: Biei in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 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 6° · rain 68 mm · daylight 14 h 41 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Biei an average May high of 17°, a low of 6° and some 68 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 8th 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, Biei runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Higashikagura, 12 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Biei, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HigashikaguraHokkaido | 12 km N | 17° | 6° | 68 mm |
| HigashikawaHokkaido | 13 km NNE | 17° | 6° | 70 mm |
| Kami-furanoHokkaido | 14 km S | 17° | 6° | 68 mm |
| Naka-furanoHokkaido | 20 km S | 17° | 7° | 66 mm |
| AsahikawaHokkaido | 22 km NNW | 18° | 7° | 69 mm |
| AshibetsuHokkaido | 24 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 64 mm |
| TōmaHokkaido | 27 km N | 17° | 6° | 68 mm |
| Shimo-furanoHokkaido | 27 km SSW | 17° | 6° | 64 mm |