Akune weather in May

In May, Akune sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 198 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Akune's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akune's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:27 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Akune is city in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.

Density
187/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Akune reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Akune

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Akune weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 8811.110.12.7
Feb12° / 10510.610.82.9
Mar14° / 10°14912.911.84.0
Apr18° / 14°17811.412.85.6
May22° / 18°19811.613.66.3
Jun25° / 21°48718.414.15.2
Jul28° / 25°34218.213.94.6
Aug30° / 26°1711613.24.4
Sep28° / 24°19313.212.25.7
Oct23° / 19°1108.511.27.2
Nov18° / 14°1179.310.46.1
Dec13° / 9710.19.93.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
83961
93961
103862
113961
123862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Akune gets around 198 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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337
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1138
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
139352060
237362160
334372270
432372380
529372580
627372690
7263727100
8243729100
9223730110
10213731110
11193832110
12183832120
13173833120
14153835120
15143736130
16133637131
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18113539141
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20103242151
2193143161
2283045171
2372846181
2462647191
2562548201
2652349222
2742149242
2841950262
2931750282
3031549303
3121349324

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:396:54
213.35:386:54
313.35:376:55
413.35:366:56
513.45:356:57
613.45:346:57
713.45:346:58
813.45:336:59
913.55:326:59
1013.55:317:00
1113.55:307:01
1213.55:297:02
1313.65:297:02
1413.65:287:03
1513.65:277:04
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1713.75:267:05
1813.75:257:06
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2013.75:247:07
2113.75:237:08
2213.85:237:09
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2513.85:217:10
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2713.95:207:12
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3013.95:197:14
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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275.1Bright
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305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Akune

In seasonPeak

In May, Akune sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Akune sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Akune's rainy season runs June–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Akune?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Akune for sightseeing.

What to pack for Akune in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Akune sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Akune in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 14 to Dec 7 — about 6.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec19Cool

UV index in Akune in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akune peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Akune in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Akune is worst in March — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2424 µg/m³Jul 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Akune?

Akune sits at 32.0°N, 130.2°E, 6 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Izumi, 17 km away.

Topography around Akune

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Akune.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akune has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 982 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,644 m.

The land around Akune is covered by trees (51%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
982 m
80 km
1,644 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Izumi 17 km · Sendai 24 km · Ushibukamachi 27 km · Tsuruda 28 km · Minamata 29 km · Ichikikushikino 33 km · Kushikino 34 km · Isa 39 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,951
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Shintoism 49%Buddhism 46%other 4%Christianity 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Akune (32.0167°, 130.2°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).