Chitose Weather in May
Chitose in May
The short of it: Chitose in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 6° · rain 86 mm · daylight 14 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Chitose an average May high of 16°, a low of 6° and some 86 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 37 min in mid-May, 77 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Chitose runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Eniwa, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Chitose, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EniwaHokkaido | 10 km NW | 16° | 7° | 80 mm |
| AbiraHokkaido | 15 km E | 15° | 6° | 82 mm |
| KitahiroshimaHokkaido | 19 km NNW | 16° | 7° | 74 mm |
| TomakomaiHokkaido | 21 km S | 15° | 6° | 96 mm |
| NaganumaHokkaido | 21 km N | 16° | 7° | 72 mm |
| YuniHokkaido | 23 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 73 mm |
| KamiatsumaHokkaido | 25 km SE | 15° | 6° | 88 mm |
| HoromuiHokkaido | 27 km N | 16° | 7° | 70 mm |