Nikkō Weather in May
Nikkō in May
The short of it: Nikkō in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 135 mm · daylight 14 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
May in Nikkō brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 135 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 135 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 7 min in mid-May, 61 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Nikkō runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Imaichi, 7 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Nikkō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImaichiTochigi | 7 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 122 mm |
| KanumaTochigi | 25 km SSE | 22° | 12° | 123 mm |
| UtsunomiyaTochigi | 31 km SE | 23° | 12° | 131 mm |
| SakuraTochigi | 33 km E | 22° | 11° | 120 mm |
| ŌtawaraTochigi | 39 km ENE | 22° | 11° | 115 mm |
| MibuTochigi | 41 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 124 mm |
| TochigiTochigi | 42 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 122 mm |
| ShimotsukeTochigi | 44 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 125 mm |