Hamatonbetsu Weather in May
Hamatonbetsu in May
The short of it: Hamatonbetsu in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 6° · rain 62 mm · daylight 14 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Hamatonbetsu brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 6°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 14°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 51 min in mid-May, 84 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Hamatonbetsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Nakatonbetsu, 19 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Hamatonbetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NakatonbetsuHokkaido | 19 km SSW | 14° | 5° | 64 mm |
| KaribetsuHokkaido | 24 km WNW | 13° | 5° | 62 mm |
| EsashiHokkaido | 27 km SE | 14° | 6° | 64 mm |
| NakagawaHokkaido | 43 km SW | 15° | 6° | 63 mm |
| HoronobeHokkaido | 44 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 64 mm |
| OtoineppuHokkaido | 46 km SSW | 14° | 5° | 67 mm |
| ToyotomiHokkaido | 48 km W | 14° | 6° | 65 mm |
| MakubetsuHokkaido | 51 km WNW | 13° | 6° | 62 mm |