Takahagi weather in May

In May, Takahagi sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 140 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Takahagi's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takahagi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:35 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Takahagi is city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Density
143/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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Takahagi reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Takahagi

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.

Takahagi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 667.31.69.81.0
Feb / 647.51.910.61.0
Mar10° / 11812.41.411.72.0
Apr14° / 12511.90.212.93.8
May18° / 13°14012.5013.95.4
Jun21° / 18°14614.3014.55.5
Jul25° / 22°17915.4014.35.7
Aug27° / 23°13613.5013.45.9
Sep24° / 20°18714.9012.25.8
Oct19° / 15°20213.3011.15.7
Nov14° / 10°1029.30104.4
Dec10° / 6780.49.52.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44258
54159
64159
74060
83961
93862
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113862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Takahagi gets around 140 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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338
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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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1861310
2851410
3841510
4831610
5811810
6791920
7782020
8762220
9752320
10732430
11722530
12702640
13682840
14662950
15643150
16613360
17593470
18563680
19543790
205139100
214940110
224741130
234442140
244242160
253943170
263743190
273544211
283344231
293044251
302844271
312643292

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 4:50 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:506:19
213.54:496:20
313.64:486:21
413.64:466:21
513.64:456:22
613.64:446:23
713.74:436:24
813.74:426:25
913.74:416:26
1013.84:406:27
1113.84:396:28
1213.84:386:29
1313.94:376:29
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1513.94:366:31
1614.04:356:32
1714.04:346:33
1814.04:336:34
1914.04:326:34
2014.14:326:35
2114.14:316:36
2214.14:306:37
2314.14:306:38
2414.24:296:38
2514.24:286:39
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2714.24:276:41
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2914.34:266:42
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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 5.4 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Takahagi

In seasonPeak

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

Takahagi 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 Takahagi?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Takahagi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Takahagi in May

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

In May, Takahagi sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Takahagi 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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Oct 25 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Takahagi 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 Takahagi peaks around July 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 23UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Takahagi 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 Takahagi is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2219 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Takahagi?

Takahagi sits at 36.7°N, 140.7°E, 6 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kitaibaraki, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Takahagi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takahagi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,748 m.

The land around Takahagi is covered by water (36%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
747 m
80 km
1,748 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kitaibaraki 8.0 km · Hitachi 14 km · Hitachi-ota 25 km · Tokai 30 km · Funaishikawa 31 km · Ōmiya 33 km · Hitachiomiya 33 km · Daigo 33 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 Takahagi (36.7167°, 140.7167°, elevation 6 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).