Shimotsuke Weather in May
Shimotsuke in May
The short of it: Shimotsuke in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 125 mm · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & May
May in Shimotsuke brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 13°, with about 125 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 23°, with nights near 13°. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 5 min in mid-May, 61 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and May.
Against its neighbours, Shimotsuke runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Tochigi, 12 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Shimotsuke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h