Nemuro weather in May

In May, Nemuro sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Nemuro's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nemuro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 98 mm; 10.4 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 30 min; 3:59 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 9th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.9; 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 6°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nemuro reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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

How May really feels in Nemuro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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.

Nemuro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -4°	54	8.2	7.7	9.2	0.0
Feb	-2° / -5°	44	7.1	7.6	10.2	0.0
Mar	1° / -2°	69	9.1	7.2	11.6	0.0
Apr	4° / 1°	80	9.7	3.1	13.2	0.0
May	7° / 5°	98	10.4	0.2	14.5	0.9
Jun	10° / 9°	90	9.3	0	15.1	2.3
Jul	14° / 13°	119	10	0	14.9	4.0
Aug	17° / 16°	141	11.2	0	13.8	5.2
Sep	17° / 15°	160	11.1	0	12.3	5.1
Oct	13° / 11°	122	10	0	10.8	3.9
Nov	8° / 5°	91	10.3	1.1	9.5	1.4
Dec	2° / -1°	77	9.6	5.7	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

	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 (%)	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34
Cloudier (%)	60	60	61	62	62	62	63	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	37	63
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
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	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Nemuro gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31
Snow chance (%)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	4
2	33	4
3	33	3
4	33	3
5	33	3
6	34	2
7	34	2
8	34	2
9	34	2
10	35	1
11	35	1
12	35	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	0
21	33	0
22	33	0
23	33	0
24	33	0
25	33	0
26	33	0
27	32	0
28	32	0
29	32	0
30	32	0
31	31	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	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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)	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

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 4:18 AM to 3:47 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:43 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	14.4	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)	4:18	4:17	4:16	4:14	4:13	4:11	4:10	4:09	4:08	4:06	4:05	4:04	4:03	4:02	4:00	3:59	3:58	3:57	3:56	3:55	3:54	3:54	3:53	3:52	3:51	3:50	3:50	3:49	3:48	3:47	3:47
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	4:18	6:11
2	13.9	4:17	6:13
3	14.0	4:16	6:14
4	14.0	4:14	6:15
5	14.1	4:13	6:16
6	14.1	4:11	6:17
7	14.1	4:10	6:18
8	14.2	4:09	6:20
9	14.2	4:08	6:21
10	14.3	4:06	6:22
11	14.3	4:05	6:23
12	14.3	4:04	6:24
13	14.4	4:03	6:25
14	14.4	4:02	6:26
15	14.4	4:00	6:27
16	14.5	3:59	6:29
17	14.5	3:58	6:30
18	14.6	3:57	6:31
19	14.6	3:56	6:32
20	14.6	3:55	6:33
21	14.7	3:54	6:34
22	14.7	3:54	6:35
23	14.7	3:53	6:36
24	14.8	3:52	6:37
25	14.8	3:51	6:38
26	14.8	3:50	6:39
27	14.8	3:50	6:40
28	14.9	3:49	6:41
29	14.9	3:48	6:42
30	14.9	3:47	6:42
31	14.9	3:47	6:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.21 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	5.3	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	5.2	5.2	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	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	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	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nemuro

In seasonPeak

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

Nemuro 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 Nemuro?

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

0.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nemuro.

What to pack for Nemuro in May

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

In May, Nemuro sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Nemuro in May

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 September at about 16°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	2	0	0	2	5	8	13	16	16	13	10	5
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	2	Bracing
Feb	0	Bracing
Mar	0	Bracing
Apr	2	Bracing
May	5	Bracing
Jun	8	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Nemuro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nemuro peaks around August 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	7	5	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Nemuro?

Nemuro sits at 43.3°N, 145.6°E, 24 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Shibetsu, 52 km away.

Topography around Nemuro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nemuro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m.

The land around Nemuro is covered by water (32%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (75%) within 16 km, and water (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

64 m

water 32%

16 km

101 m

water 75%

80 km

1,062 m

water 69%

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

May weather nearby: Shibetsu 52 km · Nakashibetsu 55 km · Kushiro 105 km · Abashiri 131 km · Motomachi 132 km · Kitami 146 km · Engaru 182 km · Sarubetsu 188 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 Nemuro (43.3236°, 145.575°, elevation 24 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. 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	6	3
2	6	3
3	6	3
4	6	3
5	6	4
6	6	4
7	6	4
8	6	4
9	6	4
10	6	4
11	7	4
12	7	4
13	7	4
14	7	5
15	7	5
16	7	5
17	7	5
18	7	5
19	7	5
20	7	5
21	8	5
22	8	5
23	8	6
24	8	6
25	8	6
26	8	6
27	8	6
28	8	6
29	8	6
30	9	6
31	9	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	37	63
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
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	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	4
2	33	4
3	33	3
4	33	3
5	33	3
6	34	2
7	34	2
8	34	2
9	34	2
10	35	1
11	35	1
12	35	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	0
21	33	0
22	33	0
23	33	0
24	33	0
25	33	0
26	33	0
27	32	0
28	32	0
29	32	0
30	32	0
31	31	0

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	37	63
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
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	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	4
2	33	4
3	33	3
4	33	3
5	33	3
6	34	2
7	34	2
8	34	2
9	34	2
10	35	1
11	35	1
12	35	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	0
21	33	0
22	33	0
23	33	0
24	33	0
25	33	0
26	33	0
27	32	0
28	32	0
29	32	0
30	32	0
31	31	0

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	37	63
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
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	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	4
2	33	4
3	33	3
4	33	3
5	33	3
6	34	2
7	34	2
8	34	2
9	34	2
10	35	1
11	35	1
12	35	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	0
21	33	0
22	33	0
23	33	0
24	33	0
25	33	0
26	33	0
27	32	0
28	32	0
29	32	0
30	32	0
31	31	0

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