Hamada weather in May

In May, Hamada sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 124 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hamada's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hamada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:13 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Hamada is city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Density
83/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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hamada reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°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 Hamada

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.

Hamada weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 14919.63.19.91.4
Feb / 123162.710.71.6
Mar12° / 14214.50.611.72.7
Apr15° / 12°11511.2012.94.6
May19° / 16°12410.2013.86.1
Jun22° / 20°17411.7014.36.2
Jul26° / 24°20411.9014.16.2
Aug28° / 26°12010.1013.36.3
Sep25° / 23°16911.7012.26.5
Oct21° / 18°10610.3011.16.5
Nov16° / 13°10512.4010.24.8
Dec12° / 15118.91.39.72.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54852
64753
74753
84654
94555
104654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hamada gets around 124 mm of rain over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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933
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2132
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3132

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1613270
2583480
3573580
4553690
55238100
65139100
74840110
84642120
94443130
104343140
114144150
123945160
133745170
143546190
153346210
163146230
172946250
182746271
192545291
202445311
212244331
222043351
231942372
241741392
251640423
261439443
271337464
281235485
291034496
30932518
31830539

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 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 5:27 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:276:50
213.45:266:51
313.45:256:52
413.55:246:53
513.55:236:54
613.55:226:55
713.65:216:55
813.65:206:56
913.65:196:57
1013.75:186:58
1113.75:176:59
1213.75:176:59
1313.75:167:00
1413.85:157:01
1513.85:147:02
1613.85:137:03
1713.85:127:03
1813.95:127:04
1913.95:117:05
2013.95:107:06
2113.95:107:06
2214.05:097:07
2314.05:087:08
2414.05:087:09
2514.05:077:09
2614.15:077:10
2714.15:067:11
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2914.15:057:12
3014.15:057:13
3114.15:057:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.69 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hamada

In seasonPeak

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

Hamada 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 Hamada?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hamada for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hamada in May

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

In May, Hamada sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hamada in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Nov 18 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Hamada in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hamada peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Hamada 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 Hamada is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 923 µg/m³Oct 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hamada?

Hamada sits at 34.9°N, 132.1°E, 142 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Gōtsuchō, 19 km away.

Topography around Hamada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hamada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,325 m.

The land around Hamada is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
833 m
80 km
1,325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Gōtsuchō 19 km · Masuda 32 km · Yae 47 km · Ōdachō-ōda 52 km · Aki-takata 59 km · Gion 61 km · Hiroshima 63 km · Hatsukaichi 64 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 Hamada (34.8833°, 132.0833°, elevation 142 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).