Moritake Weather in May
Moritake in May
The short of it: Moritake in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 11° · rain 98 mm · daylight 14 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Moritake an average May high of 19°, a low of 11° and some 98 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 19°, with nights near 11°. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 23 min in mid-May, 70 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Moritake runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kita, 13 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Moritake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KitaAkita | 13 km SW | 19° | 11° | 98 mm |
| NoshiroAkita | 13 km NNW | 19° | 11° | 98 mm |
| FutatsuimachiAkita | 18 km NE | 19° | 10° | 96 mm |
| HachirougataAkita | 18 km S | 19° | 11° | 97 mm |
| GojōnomeAkita | 18 km S | 19° | 11° | 97 mm |
| KosawadaAkita | 19 km E | 18° | 10° | 96 mm |
| HamaikawaAkita | 20 km S | 19° | 11° | 96 mm |
| TennōAkita | 24 km SSW | 19° | 11° | 96 mm |