Sapporo Weather in May
Sapporo in May
The short of it: Sapporo in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 71 mm · daylight 14 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Sapporo brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 38 min in mid-May, 78 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Sapporo runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Ebetsu, 17 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Sapporo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h