Kobe Weather in May
Kobe in May
The short of it: Kobe in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 128 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 15° · rain 128 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
Thirty years of records give Kobe an average May high of 24°, a low of 15° and some 128 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 24°, with nights near 15°. Wet spells are common — about 128 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Kobe runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ashiya, 12 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Kobe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AshiyaHyōgo | 12 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 127 mm |
| NishinomiyaHyōgo | 14 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 127 mm |
| AkashiHyōgo | 17 km WSW | 24° | 14° | 128 mm |
| TakarazukaHyōgo | 20 km NE | 24° | 14° | 129 mm |
| AmagasakiHyōgo | 22 km E | 25° | 15° | 127 mm |
| SandachōHyōgo | 22 km N | 23° | 13° | 133 mm |
| MikiHyōgo | 22 km WNW | 24° | 14° | 129 mm |
| ItamiHyōgo | 22 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 127 mm |