Karibetsu Weather in May
Karibetsu in May
The short of it: Karibetsu in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 62 mm · daylight 14 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Karibetsu brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 5°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 13°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 51 min in mid-May, 84 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Karibetsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Hamatonbetsu, 24 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Karibetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HamatonbetsuHokkaido | 24 km ESE | 14° | 6° | 62 mm |
| MakubetsuHokkaido | 28 km WNW | 13° | 6° | 62 mm |
| ToyotomiHokkaido | 32 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 65 mm |
| NakatonbetsuHokkaido | 33 km SSE | 14° | 5° | 64 mm |
| HoronobeHokkaido | 34 km SW | 14° | 6° | 64 mm |
| WakkanaiHokkaido | 40 km WNW | 13° | 6° | 62 mm |
| NakagawaHokkaido | 48 km S | 15° | 6° | 63 mm |
| EsashiHokkaido | 50 km SE | 14° | 6° | 64 mm |