Imaichi weather in May

In May, Imaichi sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 197 mm of precipitation across 17.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°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 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Imaichi's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Imaichi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Precipitation
197 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:39 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Imaichi is human settlement in Japan.

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Imaichi reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2188
3188
4189
5189
6189
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101910
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312113

How May really feels in Imaichi

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.

Imaichi 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 / -3°618.58.39.80.0
Feb / -3°598.97.110.60.1
Mar / -0°12214.27.611.71.5
Apr14° / 15215.12.112.93.7
May19° / 10°19717.40.113.95.0
Jun22° / 15°25521.8014.54.5
Jul26° / 19°34325.8014.34.2
Aug27° / 20°28523.9013.44.4
Sep23° / 17°29020.3012.24.9
Oct18° / 10°22017.50.111.14.7
Nov12° / 95100.4103.3
Dec / -1°6195.19.50.8

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
53961
63961
73862
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133565
143565
153565
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193565
203466
213367
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253169
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273169
283169
293070
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Imaichi gets around 197 mm of rain and snow over 17.4 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 55% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
249
350
450
551
651
752
853
953
1054
1155
1255
1356
1456
1556
1656
1757
1857
1957
2057
2157
2258
2358
2458
2558
2658
2758
2859
2959
3060
3160

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29361
39361
49271
59271
69181
79181
89091
99091
109091
1189101
1289101
1388111
1488111
1587121
1685132
1784142
1883152
1982162
2081172
2179183
2277203
2376213
2475223
2572244
2670264
2769274
2866295
2964315
3061336
3158357

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
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296calm
306calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:546:23
213.54:536:24
313.64:526:25
413.64:516:26
513.64:496:27
613.64:486:27
713.74:476:28
813.74:466:29
913.74:456:30
1013.84:446:31
1113.84:436:32
1213.84:426:33
1313.94:426:34
1413.94:416:34
1513.94:406:35
1614.04:396:36
1714.04:386:37
1814.04:376:38
1914.04:376:39
2014.14:366:39
2114.14:356:40
2214.14:346:41
2314.14:346:42
2414.24:336:43
2514.24:336:43
2614.24:326:44
2714.24:316:45
2814.24:316:46
2914.34:306:46
3014.34:306:47
3114.34:306:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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215.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Imaichi

In seasonPeak

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

Imaichi's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Imaichi?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Imaichi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Imaichi in May

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

In May, Imaichi sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Imaichi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Imaichi peaks around July 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Imaichi 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 Imaichi is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1721 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Imaichi?

Imaichi sits at 36.7°N, 139.7°E, 391 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Nikko, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Imaichi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Imaichi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,085 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,551 m.

The land around Imaichi is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
342 m
16 km
2,085 m
80 km
2,551 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Nikko 7.0 km · Kanuma 19 km · Yaita 24 km · Utsunomiya 24 km · Ujiie 26 km · Sakura 27 km · Hōshakuji 28 km · Mibu 35 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 Imaichi (36.7167°, 139.6833°, elevation 391 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).