Jōyō Weather in May
Jōyō in May
The short of it: Jōyō in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 14° · rain 137 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & May
Thirty years of records give Jōyō an average May high of 24°, a low of 14° and some 137 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 24°; nights run about 14°. Wet spells are common — about 137 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-May, 57 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 November and May.
Against its neighbours, Jōyō runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Uji, 5 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Jōyō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h