Furano weather in May

In May, Furano sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Furano's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Furano's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 96 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 30 min; 4:12 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 4th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Furano reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17
Avg low (°C)	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	2
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	16	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8
31	17	8

How May really feels in Furano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Furano 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-6° / -13°	68	14.9	19.4	9.2	0.0
Feb	-4° / -12°	58	13	16.9	10.2	0.0
Mar	0° / -8°	83	15	17.3	11.6	0.0
Apr	7° / -1°	87	14.1	9.3	13.2	1.0
May	14° / 5°	96	13	1.2	14.5	3.8
Jun	18° / 11°	88	12.4	0	15.2	5.3
Jul	22° / 15°	139	15.2	0	14.9	5.6
Aug	22° / 16°	176	15.2	0	13.8	5.7
Sep	19° / 11°	143	14.2	0	12.3	5.1
Oct	12° / 3°	117	15	1.7	10.8	2.8
Nov	4° / -4°	111	17.9	14	9.5	0.2
Dec	-3° / -11°	93	16.9	21.1	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	35	35
Cloudier (%)	64	64	64	65	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Furano gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 47% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39
Snow chance (%)	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	15
2	47	13
3	47	12
4	47	11
5	47	10
6	47	9
7	46	8
8	46	8
9	46	7
10	46	6
11	45	6
12	45	5
13	44	5
14	44	4
15	43	4
16	42	3
17	42	3
18	41	3
19	41	2
20	40	2
21	40	2
22	39	1
23	39	1
24	38	1
25	38	1
26	38	0
27	38	0
28	38	0
29	38	0
30	39	0
31	39	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 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 4:31 AM to 4:00 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9
Sunrise (AM)	4:31	4:30	4:28	4:27	4:26	4:24	4:23	4:22	4:20	4:19	4:18	4:17	4:15	4:14	4:13	4:12	4:11	4:10	4:09	4:08	4:07	4:06	4:05	4:04	4:04	4:03	4:02	4:01	4:01	4:00	4:00
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	4:31	6:24
2	13.9	4:30	6:25
3	14.0	4:28	6:27
4	14.0	4:27	6:28
5	14.1	4:26	6:29
6	14.1	4:24	6:30
7	14.1	4:23	6:31
8	14.2	4:22	6:32
9	14.2	4:20	6:34
10	14.3	4:19	6:35
11	14.3	4:18	6:36
12	14.3	4:17	6:37
13	14.4	4:15	6:38
14	14.4	4:14	6:39
15	14.5	4:13	6:40
16	14.5	4:12	6:41
17	14.5	4:11	6:42
18	14.6	4:10	6:44
19	14.6	4:09	6:45
20	14.6	4:08	6:46
21	14.7	4:07	6:47
22	14.7	4:06	6:48
23	14.7	4:05	6:49
24	14.8	4:04	6:50
25	14.8	4:04	6:51
26	14.8	4:03	6:52
27	14.8	4:02	6:53
28	14.9	4:01	6:53
29	14.9	4:01	6:54
30	14.9	4:00	6:55
31	14.9	4:00	6:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Furano?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Furano.

What to pack for Furano in May

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

In May, Furano sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Furano 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 Furano peaks around August 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	3	6	8	7	6	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Furano 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 Furano is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	11	16	17	15	11	11	9	8	9	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Furano?

Furano sits at 43.4°N, 142.4°E, 170 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Shimo-furano, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Furano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Furano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 195 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,587 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,253 m.

The land around Furano is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

292 m

cropland 38%

16 km

1,587 m

trees 72%

80 km

2,253 m

trees 76%

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← April Furano year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Shimo-furano 0.0 km · Ashibetsu 24 km · Sunagawa 41 km · Bibai 43 km · Takikawa 45 km · Asahikawa 47 km · Fukagawa 49 km · Iwamizawa 53 km

Japan travel facts

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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
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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Furano (43.35°, 142.3833°, elevation 170 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	2
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	16	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8
31	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	15
2	47	13
3	47	12
4	47	11
5	47	10
6	47	9
7	46	8
8	46	8
9	46	7
10	46	6
11	45	6
12	45	5
13	44	5
14	44	4
15	43	4
16	42	3
17	42	3
18	41	3
19	41	2
20	40	2
21	40	2
22	39	1
23	39	1
24	38	1
25	38	1
26	38	0
27	38	0
28	38	0
29	38	0
30	39	0
31	39	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	2
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	16	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8
31	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	15
2	47	13
3	47	12
4	47	11
5	47	10
6	47	9
7	46	8
8	46	8
9	46	7
10	46	6
11	45	6
12	45	5
13	44	5
14	44	4
15	43	4
16	42	3
17	42	3
18	41	3
19	41	2
20	40	2
21	40	2
22	39	1
23	39	1
24	38	1
25	38	1
26	38	0
27	38	0
28	38	0
29	38	0
30	39	0
31	39	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	2
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	16	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8
31	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	15
2	47	13
3	47	12
4	47	11
5	47	10
6	47	9
7	46	8
8	46	8
9	46	7
10	46	6
11	45	6
12	45	5
13	44	5
14	44	4
15	43	4
16	42	3
17	42	3
18	41	3
19	41	2
20	40	2
21	40	2
22	39	1
23	39	1
24	38	1
25	38	1
26	38	0
27	38	0
28	38	0
29	38	0
30	39	0
31	39	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2