Jōetsu Weather in May
Jōetsu in May
The short of it: Jōetsu in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 9 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 22° · low 12° · rain 87 mm · daylight 14 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
May in Jōetsu brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 12°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 22°, with nights near 12°. It is the driest month of the year, only 87 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 9 min in mid-May, 62 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, Jōetsu runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Myoko, 14 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Jōetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyokoNiigata | 14 km S | 22° | 11° | 88 mm |
| AraiNiigata | 16 km S | 22° | 11° | 88 mm |
| ToyosatoNagano | 31 km SE | 21° | 10° | 90 mm |
| IiyamaNagano | 35 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 85 mm |
| ItoigawaNiigata | 37 km WSW | 21° | 12° | 90 mm |
| KashiwazakiNiigata | 37 km NE | 22° | 12° | 90 mm |
| KamikijimaNagano | 38 km SSE | 23° | 11° | 85 mm |
| KashiwabaraNagano | 39 km S | 21° | 9° | 92 mm |