Iijima Weather in May
Iijima in May
The short of it: Iijima in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 10° · rain 121 mm · daylight 14 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Iijima an average May high of 22°, a low of 10° and some 121 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 10°. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 2 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; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Iijima runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Komagane, 6 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Iijima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KomaganeNagano | 6 km N | 22° | 10° | 120 mm |
| KamikatagiriNagano | 6 km SSW | 22° | 10° | 130 mm |
| YamabukiNagano | 10 km SSW | 23° | 11° | 132 mm |
| InaNagano | 18 km N | 21° | 9° | 115 mm |
| IidaNagano | 19 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 143 mm |
| MinamiminowaNagano | 23 km N | 23° | 10° | 110 mm |
| KinoshitaNagano | 26 km N | 22° | 9° | 108 mm |
| TatsunoNagano | 36 km N | 21° | 9° | 108 mm |