Hongō Weather in May
Hongō in May
The short of it: Hongō in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 136 mm · daylight 14 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Hongō an average May high of 23°, a low of 13° and some 136 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 23°, with nights near 13°. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 1 min in mid-May, 59 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, Hongō runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Maizuru, 26 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Hongō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaizuruKyoto | 26 km W | 23° | 13° | 134 mm |
| TakashimaShiga | 37 km ESE | 22° | 13° | 141 mm |
| AyabeKyoto | 39 km WSW | 23° | 13° | 136 mm |
| NantanKyoto | 43 km SSW | 23° | 13° | 140 mm |
| TsurugaFukui | 44 km ENE | 22° | 14° | 139 mm |
| FukuchiyamaKyoto | 50 km WSW | 24° | 13° | 132 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 52 km SSE | 25° | 14° | 142 mm |
| ArashiyamaKyoto | 52 km S | 24° | 14° | 140 mm |