Ōtsuchi Weather in May
Ōtsuchi in May
The short of it: Ōtsuchi in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 19 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 9° · rain 131 mm · daylight 14 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
May in Ōtsuchi brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 9°, with about 131 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 9°. Wet spells are common — about 131 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 19 min in mid-May, 68 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, Ōtsuchi runs about middling and about as wet in May. Kamaishi, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Ōtsuchi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h