Nabari weather in May

In May, Nabari sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 166 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nabari's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nabari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:58 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Nabari is city in Mie prefecture, Japan.

Density
594/km²
people per km²
Founded
1954

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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nabari reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°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)
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How May really feels in Nabari

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.

Nabari 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 / -1°749.34.49.90.5
Feb / -1°829.73.710.70.9
Mar11° / 13413.62.211.72.6
Apr17° / 13911.60.312.85.0
May21° / 12°16612.2013.86.1
Jun25° / 17°25316014.35.5
Jul28° / 21°23218.2014.14.6
Aug30° / 22°17615.5013.34.5
Sep26° / 18°21915.1012.25.7
Oct20° / 12°20112011.16.1
Nov14° / 988.5010.24.5
Dec / 748.81.89.71.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54060
63862
73862
83763
93664
103565
113565
123565
133466
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nabari gets around 166 mm of rain over 12.2 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
436
537
637
738
839
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1939
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2139
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3137

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841240
2831250
3811351
4801451
5791461
6781561
7771661
8761671
9751771
10751771
11741781
12731881
13731881
14731881
15721981
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17712081
18702181
19692281
20672391
21672391
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246227101
256128101
266029101
275830111
285432122
295233132
305034142
314835152

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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278calm
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318calm

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 5:12 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:126:34
213.45:116:35
313.45:106:36
413.55:096:36
513.55:086:37
613.55:076:38
713.65:066:39
813.65:056:40
913.65:046:40
1013.65:036:41
1113.75:026:42
1213.75:016:43
1313.75:006:44
1413.84:596:44
1513.84:596:45
1613.84:586:46
1713.84:576:47
1813.94:566:48
1913.94:566:48
2013.94:556:49
2113.94:546:50
2213.94:546:51
2314.04:536:51
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2514.04:526:53
2614.04:516:53
2714.14:516:54
2814.14:516:55
2914.14:506:56
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nabari

In seasonPeak

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

Nabari 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 Nabari?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nabari for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nabari in May

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

In May, Nabari sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nabari in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 11 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Nabari 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 Nabari peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nabari 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 Nabari is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1423 µg/m³Oct 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nabari?

Nabari sits at 34.6°N, 136.1°E, 192 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Haibara-akanedai, 15 km away.

Topography around Nabari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nabari has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 927 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,880 m.

The land around Nabari is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
927 m
80 km
1,880 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Haibara-akanedai 15 km · Ueno-ebisumachi 16 km · Iga 16 km · Ōuda-yamaguchi 21 km · Tenri 23 km · Sakurai 25 km · Kizugawa 26 km · Nara 27 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 Nabari (34.6167°, 136.0833°, elevation 192 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).