Hiroshima Weather in May
Hiroshima in May
The short of it: Hiroshima in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 175 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 15° · rain 175 mm · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
May in Hiroshima brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 15°, with about 175 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 24°, with nights near 15°. Wet spells are common — about 175 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 min in mid-May, 56 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; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Hiroshima runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Gion, 4 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Hiroshima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GionHiroshima | 4 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 171 mm |
| FuchūHiroshima | 6 km ESE | 24° | 14° | 172 mm |
| KaitaichiHiroshima | 8 km ESE | 24° | 14° | 173 mm |
| SakaHiroshima | 10 km SE | 23° | 14° | 173 mm |
| HatsukaichiHiroshima | 12 km WSW | 23° | 14° | 176 mm |
| KumanoHiroshima | 13 km SE | 23° | 14° | 172 mm |
| MiyajimaHiroshima | 16 km SW | 23° | 14° | 176 mm |
| EtajimaHiroshima | 18 km S | 22° | 14° | 171 mm |