Kitakyushu Weather in May
Kitakyushu in May
The short of it: Kitakyushu in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 144 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 54 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 144 mm · daylight 13 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Kitakyushu an average May high of 23°, a low of 15° and some 144 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 23°; nights run about 15°. Wet spells are common — about 144 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 54 min in mid-May, 55 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, Kitakyushu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Miyaodai, 13 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Kitakyushu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiyaodaiFukuoka | 13 km W | 24° | 15° | 139 mm |
| NakamaFukuoka | 14 km WSW | 24° | 15° | 140 mm |
| ShimonosekiYamaguchi | 14 km NE | 22° | 15° | 146 mm |
| KandaFukuoka | 14 km ESE | 23° | 15° | 142 mm |
| NōgataFukuoka | 17 km SW | 24° | 15° | 141 mm |
| YukuhashiFukuoka | 18 km SE | 23° | 15° | 140 mm |
| YurigaokaFukuoka | 20 km W | 23° | 15° | 136 mm |
| TagawaFukuoka | 25 km S | 24° | 15° | 143 mm |