Hakodate Weather in May
Hakodate in May
The short of it: Hakodate in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 99 mm · daylight 14 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
May in Hakodate brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 9°, with about 99 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 17°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 31 min in mid-May, 74 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Hakodate runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kamiiso, 9 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Hakodate, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KamiisoHokkaido | 9 km WNW | 16° | 9° | 97 mm |
| HokutoHokkaido | 10 km WNW | 16° | 9° | 97 mm |
| HonchōHokkaido | 14 km NNW | 16° | 8° | 98 mm |
| KikonaiHokkaido | 27 km WSW | 16° | 9° | 94 mm |
| ShikabeHokkaido | 29 km NNE | 15° | 8° | 97 mm |
| ŌmaAomori | 31 km SSE | 16° | 9° | 91 mm |
| Oshima-shiriuchiHokkaido | 33 km SW | 16° | 10° | 93 mm |
| FurukamayaAomori | 35 km SSE | 16° | 9° | 90 mm |