Ōdachō-ōda weather in May

In May, Ōdachō-ōda sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 120 mm of rain across 10.1 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 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ōdachō-ōda's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ōdachō-ōda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:11 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Ōdachō-ōda is city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Density
79/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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ōdachō-ōda reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Ōdachō-ōda

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.

Ōdachō-ōda 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 / 11918.94.59.91.1
Feb / 9915.13.610.71.3
Mar11° / 12314.20.911.72.6
Apr15° / 11°10610.5012.94.7
May20° / 15°12010.1013.86.2
Jun23° / 20°16312.2014.36.2
Jul27° / 24°20813.6014.15.7
Aug29° / 25°13512.4013.35.4
Sep25° / 22°17412.8012.26.3
Oct21° / 17°999.8011.16.5
Nov16° / 12°9311.4010.14.7
Dec11° / 12518.31.89.72.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
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64753
74654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ōdachō-ōda gets around 120 mm of rain over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1752140
2742240
3722350
4712450
5692560
6672760
7652870
8642970
9633070
10603280
11593380
12573490
13553690
145337100
155139100
164841110
174542120
184343131
194045141
203846151
213647171
223347181
233148201
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272247293
282046313
291844344
301743364
311541395

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light 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 12 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 5:25 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:256:49
213.45:246:50
313.55:236:51
413.55:226:52
513.55:216:53
613.65:206:53
713.65:196:54
813.65:186:55
913.65:176:56
1013.75:166:57
1113.75:156:57
1213.75:146:58
1313.85:136:59
1413.85:137:00
1513.85:127:01
1613.85:117:02
1713.95:107:02
1813.95:097:03
1913.95:097:04
2013.95:087:05
2114.05:077:05
2214.05:077:06
2314.05:067:07
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2614.15:047:09
2714.15:047:10
2814.15:037:11
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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 5.75 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ōdachō-ōda

In seasonPeak

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

Ōdachō-ōda 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 Ōdachō-ōda?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ōdachō-ōda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ōdachō-ōda in May

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

In May, Ōdachō-ōda sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ōdachō-ōda 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 at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 10 to Nov 17 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Ōdachō-ōda 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 Ōdachō-ōda peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ōdachō-ōda 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 Ōdachō-ōda is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1222 µg/m³Oct 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ōdachō-ōda?

Ōdachō-ōda sits at 35.2°N, 132.5°E, 27 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Izumo, 31 km away.

Topography around Ōdachō-ōda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ōdachō-ōda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,121 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,327 m.

The land around Ōdachō-ōda is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
326 m
16 km
1,121 m
80 km
1,327 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Izumo 31 km · Gōtsuchō 33 km · Unnan 36 km · Hiratachō 39 km · Hamada 52 km · Miyoshi 53 km · Yae 56 km · Matsue 59 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 Ōdachō-ōda (35.1902°, 132.5085°, elevation 27 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).