Ijūin Weather in May
Ijūin in May
The short of it: Ijūin in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 208 mm (8.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 45 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 15° · rain 208 mm · daylight 13 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Ijūin an average May high of 23°, a low of 15° and some 208 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 208 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 45 min in mid-May, 50 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, Ijūin runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Umeki, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Ijūin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UmekiKagoshima | 6 km NNW | 23° | 15° | 210 mm |
| KagoshimaKagoshima | 15 km ESE | 25° | 16° | 204 mm |
| IchikikushikinoKagoshima | 16 km NW | 24° | 15° | 203 mm |
| KushikinoKagoshima | 17 km NW | 24° | 16° | 199 mm |
| Kaseda-shirakameKagoshima | 24 km SSW | 24° | 16° | 204 mm |
| SendaiKagoshima | 24 km NNW | 25° | 16° | 194 mm |
| AiraKagoshima | 25 km NE | 24° | 15° | 202 mm |
| MinamisatsumaKagoshima | 28 km SSW | 23° | 15° | 216 mm |