Suzuka weather in May

In May, Suzuka sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 161 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Suzuka's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suzuka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:55 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Suzuka is city in Mie prefecture, Japan.

Density
1,006/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Suzuka reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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 Suzuka

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.

Suzuka weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 616.41.19.91.7
Feb / 667.41.310.72.1
Mar13° / 11711.50.311.73.6
Apr18° / 13410.8012.95.7
May23° / 14°16111.5013.86.5
Jun26° / 19°20614.8014.35.5
Jul30° / 23°21917.6014.14.0
Aug31° / 24°15515.2013.33.9
Sep27° / 21°22514.1012.25.5
Oct22° / 14°19310.8011.16.6
Nov16° / 917.3010.25.6
Dec11° / 606.60.59.73.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34456
44357
54357
64258
74060
84060
93961
103961
113862
123961
133763
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Suzuka gets around 161 mm of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
436
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737
838
938
1038
1139
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1438
1538
1638
1737
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1937
2036
2136
2236
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3035
3135

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732061
2732061
3722161
4702271
5692371
6662482
7652582
8632692
9632692
106127102
116028102
125928112
135829112
145730112
155531122
165332132
175232142
185133142
194934152
204734162
214535172
224336183
234236193
244037213
253837223
263538243
273338253
283138274
292938294
302738304
312538325

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 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 5:09 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:096:32
213.45:086:33
313.45:076:34
413.55:066:35
513.55:056:36
613.55:046:37
713.65:036:37
813.65:026:38
913.65:016:39
1013.75:006:40
1113.74:596:41
1213.74:596:41
1313.74:586:42
1413.84:576:43
1513.84:566:44
1613.84:556:45
1713.84:546:45
1813.94:546:46
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2013.94:526:48
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2714.14:486:53
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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 5.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Suzuka

In seasonPeak

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

Suzuka 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 Suzuka?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Suzuka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Suzuka in May

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

In May, Suzuka sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Suzuka in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 9 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Suzuka 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 Suzuka peaks around June 22 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 22UV 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 Suzuka 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 Suzuka is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1125 µg/m³Aug 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Suzuka?

Suzuka sits at 34.9°N, 136.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kawage, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Suzuka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suzuka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,424 m.

The land around Suzuka is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (42%) within 3 km, water (39%), artificial surfaces (22%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
734 m
80 km
1,424 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kawage 9.0 km · Yokkaichi 10 km · Kameyama 13 km · Komono 14 km · Toyoda 17 km · Tsu 18 km · Kuwana 20 km · Tōin 24 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 Suzuka (34.8833°, 136.5833°, elevation 10 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).