Rusutsu Weather in May
Rusutsu in May
The short of it: Rusutsu in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 80 mm · daylight 14 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Rusutsu brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 6°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 15°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 37 min in mid-May, 77 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Rusutsu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Makkari, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Rusutsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MakkariHokkaido | 6 km WNW | 16° | 6° | 77 mm |
| KimobetsuHokkaido | 8 km NE | 15° | 5° | 82 mm |
| KyōgokuHokkaido | 15 km N | 16° | 6° | 76 mm |
| Niseko TownHokkaido | 17 km WNW | 16° | 6° | 73 mm |
| NisekoHokkaido | 17 km WNW | 16° | 7° | 72 mm |
| Tōyako-onsemmachiHokkaido | 19 km SSW | 14° | 7° | 81 mm |
| SōbetsuHokkaido | 20 km S | 15° | 7° | 81 mm |
| KutchanHokkaido | 21 km NNW | 16° | 6° | 72 mm |