Minamikyushu weather in May
In May, Minamikyushu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 204 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Minamikyushu's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minamikyushu's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 24°
- 6th warmest
- Overnight low
- 18°
- 7th coldest
- Rainfall
- 204 mm
- 12.1 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 36 min
- 5:27 AM – 7:02 PM
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- 11th clearest
- Wind
- 13 km/h
- 9th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.13 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.4
- out of 10
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.
A typical May day in Minamikyushu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 16 |
| 2 | 22 | 16 |
| 3 | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | 23 | 16 |
| 5 | 23 | 17 |
| 6 | 23 | 17 |
| 7 | 23 | 17 |
| 8 | 23 | 17 |
| 9 | 23 | 17 |
| 10 | 23 | 17 |
| 11 | 23 | 17 |
| 12 | 24 | 17 |
| 13 | 24 | 17 |
| 14 | 24 | 18 |
| 15 | 24 | 18 |
| 16 | 24 | 18 |
| 17 | 24 | 18 |
| 18 | 24 | 18 |
| 19 | 24 | 18 |
| 20 | 24 | 18 |
| 21 | 24 | 18 |
| 22 | 24 | 18 |
| 23 | 24 | 18 |
| 24 | 24 | 19 |
| 25 | 24 | 19 |
| 26 | 25 | 19 |
| 27 | 25 | 19 |
| 28 | 25 | 19 |
| 29 | 25 | 19 |
| 30 | 25 | 19 |
| 31 | 25 | 19 |
How May really feels in Minamikyushu
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.
May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Minamikyushu weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 7° | 90 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 14° / 7° | 108 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 17° / 10° | 166 | 13 | 11.8 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 20° / 14° | 186 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 5.9 |
| May | 24° / 18° | 204 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 26° / 22° | 484 | 20.3 | 14 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 30° / 25° | 279 | 18.7 | 13.8 | 4.0 |
| Aug | 31° / 26° | 176 | 16.7 | 13.1 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 29° / 23° | 219 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 5.2 |
| Oct | 25° / 19° | 121 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 20° / 14° | 122 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 15° / 9° | 91 | 7.7 | 10 | 4.8 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Cloudier (%) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 63 |
| 2 | 37 | 63 |
| 3 | 37 | 63 |
| 4 | 36 | 64 |
| 5 | 35 | 65 |
| 6 | 35 | 65 |
| 7 | 35 | 65 |
| 8 | 34 | 66 |
| 9 | 35 | 65 |
| 10 | 35 | 65 |
| 11 | 35 | 65 |
| 12 | 34 | 66 |
| 13 | 34 | 66 |
| 14 | 34 | 66 |
| 15 | 34 | 66 |
| 16 | 34 | 66 |
| 17 | 35 | 65 |
| 18 | 35 | 65 |
| 19 | 33 | 67 |
| 20 | 33 | 67 |
| 21 | 32 | 68 |
| 22 | 32 | 68 |
| 23 | 32 | 68 |
| 24 | 31 | 69 |
| 25 | 31 | 69 |
| 26 | 30 | 70 |
| 27 | 28 | 72 |
| 28 | 27 | 73 |
| 29 | 27 | 73 |
| 30 | 26 | 74 |
| 31 | 26 | 74 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Minamikyushu gets around 204 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 38 |
| 2 | 38 |
| 3 | 38 |
| 4 | 38 |
| 5 | 38 |
| 6 | 38 |
| 7 | 38 |
| 8 | 38 |
| 9 | 39 |
| 10 | 39 |
| 11 | 39 |
| 12 | 39 |
| 13 | 39 |
| 14 | 39 |
| 15 | 39 |
| 16 | 39 |
| 17 | 39 |
| 18 | 38 |
| 19 | 38 |
| 20 | 38 |
| 21 | 39 |
| 22 | 39 |
| 23 | 39 |
| 24 | 40 |
| 25 | 40 |
| 26 | 40 |
| 27 | 41 |
| 28 | 42 |
| 29 | 43 |
| 30 | 44 |
| 31 | 45 |
Humidity in May
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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Comfortable (%) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Humid (%) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Muggy (%) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
| Oppressive (%) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 7 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 9 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 10 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 11 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 6 |
| 13 | 18 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 6 |
| 14 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 6 |
| 15 | 17 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 6 |
| 16 | 16 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 15 | 27 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 17 | 6 |
| 19 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 6 |
| 20 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 21 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 6 |
| 22 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 6 |
| 23 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 20 | 7 |
| 24 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 21 | 7 |
| 25 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 22 | 7 |
| 26 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 23 | 7 |
| 27 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 25 | 8 |
| 28 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 26 | 8 |
| 29 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 28 | 9 |
| 30 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 29 | 10 |
| 31 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 31 | 10 |
Wind in May
Winds average 13 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | light breeze |
| 2 | 14 | light breeze |
| 3 | 14 | light breeze |
| 4 | 14 | light breeze |
| 5 | 14 | light breeze |
| 6 | 14 | light breeze |
| 7 | 14 | light breeze |
| 8 | 14 | light breeze |
| 9 | 13 | light breeze |
| 10 | 13 | light breeze |
| 11 | 13 | light breeze |
| 12 | 13 | light breeze |
| 13 | 13 | light breeze |
| 14 | 13 | light breeze |
| 15 | 13 | light breeze |
| 16 | 13 | light breeze |
| 17 | 13 | light breeze |
| 18 | 13 | light breeze |
| 19 | 13 | light breeze |
| 20 | 13 | light breeze |
| 21 | 13 | light breeze |
| 22 | 13 | light breeze |
| 23 | 13 | light breeze |
| 24 | 13 | light breeze |
| 25 | 13 | light breeze |
| 26 | 13 | light breeze |
| 27 | 13 | light breeze |
| 28 | 13 | light breeze |
| 29 | 13 | light breeze |
| 30 | 13 | light breeze |
| 31 | 13 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
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 6:52 PM to 7:12 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:39 | 5:38 | 5:37 | 5:36 | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:34 | 5:33 | 5:32 | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:28 | 5:27 | 5:27 | 5:26 | 5:25 | 5:25 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:23 | 5:23 | 5:22 | 5:22 | 5:21 | 5:21 | 5:20 | 5:20 | 5:20 | 5:19 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 7:07 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:09 | 7:10 | 7:11 | 7:11 | 7:12 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.2 | 5:39 | 6:52 |
| 2 | 13.2 | 5:38 | 6:52 |
| 3 | 13.3 | 5:37 | 6:53 |
| 4 | 13.3 | 5:36 | 6:54 |
| 5 | 13.3 | 5:35 | 6:54 |
| 6 | 13.3 | 5:34 | 6:55 |
| 7 | 13.4 | 5:34 | 6:56 |
| 8 | 13.4 | 5:33 | 6:57 |
| 9 | 13.4 | 5:32 | 6:57 |
| 10 | 13.4 | 5:31 | 6:58 |
| 11 | 13.5 | 5:30 | 6:59 |
| 12 | 13.5 | 5:30 | 6:59 |
| 13 | 13.5 | 5:29 | 7:00 |
| 14 | 13.5 | 5:28 | 7:01 |
| 15 | 13.6 | 5:27 | 7:01 |
| 16 | 13.6 | 5:27 | 7:02 |
| 17 | 13.6 | 5:26 | 7:03 |
| 18 | 13.6 | 5:25 | 7:03 |
| 19 | 13.7 | 5:25 | 7:04 |
| 20 | 13.7 | 5:24 | 7:05 |
| 21 | 13.7 | 5:24 | 7:05 |
| 22 | 13.7 | 5:23 | 7:06 |
| 23 | 13.7 | 5:23 | 7:07 |
| 24 | 13.8 | 5:22 | 7:07 |
| 25 | 13.8 | 5:22 | 7:08 |
| 26 | 13.8 | 5:21 | 7:09 |
| 27 | 13.8 | 5:21 | 7:09 |
| 28 | 13.8 | 5:20 | 7:10 |
| 29 | 13.8 | 5:20 | 7:11 |
| 30 | 13.9 | 5:20 | 7:11 |
| 31 | 13.9 | 5:19 | 7:12 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.13 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 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 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 30 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 31 | 4.9 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Minamikyushu
In May, Minamikyushu sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Minamikyushu sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Minamikyushu's rainy season runs June–July, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is May a good time to visit Minamikyushu?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Minamikyushu for sightseeing.
What to pack for Minamikyushu in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Minamikyushu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Minamikyushu in May
The nearest coast averages about 21°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 24 to Dec 26 — about 8.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Cool |
| Feb | 18 | Cool |
| Mar | 18 | Cool |
| Apr | 20 | Cool |
| May | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 24 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 27 | Warm |
| Aug | 28 | Tropical |
| Sep | 27 | Warm |
| Oct | 25 | Warm |
| Nov | 23 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 21 | Refreshing |
UV index in Minamikyushu in May
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 Minamikyushu peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Extreme |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Air quality in Minamikyushu in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Minamikyushu is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 12 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) | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Moderate |
| Feb | 19 | Moderate |
| Mar | 22 | Moderate |
| Apr | 23 | Moderate |
| May | 21 | Moderate |
| Jun | 17 | Moderate |
| Jul | 12 | Moderate |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 12 | Moderate |
| Nov | 14 | Moderate |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Where is Minamikyushu?
Minamikyushu sits at 31.3°N, 130.5°E, 160 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kaseda-shirakame, 15 km away.
Topography around Minamikyushu
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Minamikyushu.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Minamikyushu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,640 m.
The land around Minamikyushu is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and trees (30%) within 80 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
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 Minamikyushu (31.3469°, 130.4561°, elevation 160 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).