Chippubetsu Weather in May
Chippubetsu in May
The short of it: Chippubetsu in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 61 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Chippubetsu an average May high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 61 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 17°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-May, 80 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; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Chippubetsu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hokuryū, 4 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Chippubetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h