Muroran Weather in May
Muroran in May
The short of it: Muroran in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 95 mm · daylight 14 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Muroran an average May high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 95 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 34 min in mid-May, 76 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Muroran runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Date, 19 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Muroran, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DateHokkaido | 19 km NNW | 16° | 7° | 84 mm |
| NoboribetsuHokkaido | 22 km NE | 14° | 7° | 94 mm |
| SōbetsuHokkaido | 28 km NNW | 15° | 7° | 81 mm |
| Tōyako-onsemmachiHokkaido | 31 km NNW | 14° | 7° | 81 mm |
| ShikabeHokkaido | 35 km SSW | 15° | 8° | 97 mm |
| ToyouraHokkaido | 37 km NW | 15° | 7° | 79 mm |
| ShiraoiHokkaido | 39 km NE | 14° | 6° | 95 mm |
| HigashimorichōHokkaido | 39 km SW | 16° | 8° | 92 mm |