Sōbetsu Weather in May
Sōbetsu in May
The short of it: Sōbetsu in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 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 7° · rain 81 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sōbetsu an average May high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 81 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-May, 76 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, Sōbetsu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Tōyako-onsemmachi, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sōbetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōyako-onsemmachiHokkaido | 6 km WNW | 14° | 7° | 81 mm |
| DateHokkaido | 10 km S | 16° | 7° | 84 mm |
| ToyouraHokkaido | 15 km W | 15° | 7° | 79 mm |
| RusutsuHokkaido | 20 km N | 15° | 6° | 80 mm |
| RebunHokkaido | 23 km W | 15° | 7° | 77 mm |
| MakkariHokkaido | 23 km NNW | 16° | 6° | 77 mm |
| KimobetsuHokkaido | 26 km N | 15° | 5° | 82 mm |
| NoboribetsuHokkaido | 27 km ESE | 14° | 7° | 94 mm |