Aomori weather in May

In May, Aomori sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aomori's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aomori's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
101 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:25 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Aomori is city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Density
362/km²
people per km²
Founded
2005

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aomori reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
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How May really feels in Aomori

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.

Aomori weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -6°6513.218.39.40.0
Feb / -5°651315.610.40.0
Mar / -2°8615.111.711.70.3
Apr12° / 8613.52.713.13.0
May18° / 10112.90.114.25.3
Jun21° / 14°10412.4014.95.9
Jul25° / 18°15815.4014.65.8
Aug26° / 20°16915.5013.65.7
Sep23° / 15°14513012.36.0
Oct16° / 112130.110.94.7
Nov / 8714.64.79.71.7
Dec / -3°8214.6159.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44555
54555
64456
74357
84357
94258
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154060
164159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Aomori gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1423
2422
3422
4422
5421
6421
7421
8431
9431
10431
11430
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17420
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31390

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
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79910
89820
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119820
129730
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199550
209550
219460
229370
239280
249190
2590100
2689110
2788120
2887130
2984151
3083161
3181181

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
212calm
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412calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:436:26
213.84:416:27
313.84:406:28
413.84:396:29
513.94:376:30
613.94:366:31
714.04:356:32
814.04:346:33
914.04:336:34
1014.14:326:35
1114.14:306:36
1214.14:296:37
1314.24:286:38
1414.24:276:39
1514.24:266:40
1614.34:256:41
1714.34:246:42
1814.34:236:43
1914.44:226:44
2014.44:226:45
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2914.64:156:53
3014.74:156:54
3114.74:146:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aomori

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Aomori?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Aomori for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aomori in May

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

In May, Aomori sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Aomori in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 23°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 24 to Oct 7 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Aomori 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 Aomori peaks around August 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 19UV 8Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Aomori 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 Aomori is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1421 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aomori?

Aomori sits at 40.8°N, 140.7°E, 7 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Namioka, 17 km away.

Topography around Aomori

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aomori has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 859 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,715 m.

The land around Aomori is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
859 m
80 km
1,715 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Namioka 17 km · Kuroishi 23 km · Goshogawara 25 km · Tsugaru 28 km · Hirakawa 29 km · Shimokizukuri 30 km · Hirosaki 33 km · Toyota 44 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 Aomori (40.8167°, 140.7333°, elevation 7 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).