Shikabe Weather in May
Shikabe in May
The short of it: Shikabe in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 33 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 8° · rain 97 mm · daylight 14 h 33 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Shikabe brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 8°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 15°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 33 min in mid-May, 75 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, Shikabe runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Honchō, 18 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Shikabe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h