Date Weather in May
Date in May
The short of it: Date in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 87 mm · daylight 14 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
May in Date brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 12°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 12°. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 12 min in mid-May, 64 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Date runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Koori, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Date, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KooriFukushima | 2 km NE | 22° | 12° | 87 mm |
| HobaramachiFukushima | 4 km E | 22° | 12° | 88 mm |
| FukushimaFukushima | 8 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 86 mm |
| Yanagawamachi-saiwaichōFukushima | 10 km ENE | 22° | 12° | 90 mm |
| ShiroishiMiyagi | 23 km NNE | 21° | 12° | 90 mm |
| MarumoriMiyagi | 26 km ENE | 20° | 12° | 95 mm |
| NihommatsuFukushima | 27 km SSW | 21° | 11° | 88 mm |
| YamakiyaFukushima | 27 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 107 mm |