Takasaki weather in May

In May, Takasaki sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 178 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 13.9 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 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 Takasaki's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takasaki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:42 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Takasaki is city in Gunma prefecture, Japan.

Density
812/km²
people per km²
Founded
1900

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 Takasaki reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12011
22011
32011
42011
52011
62111
72111
82112
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102112
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142113
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How May really feels in Takasaki

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.

Takasaki 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°688.53.89.81.4
Feb / -0°719.64.110.61.6
Mar12° / 13114.43.311.73.0
Apr17° / 14814.70.412.94.9
May22° / 13°17816013.95.6
Jun24° / 17°23920.7014.44.9
Jul28° / 21°28823.2014.24.2
Aug29° / 22°22522.1013.44.1
Sep25° / 18°25719.8012.25.1
Oct20° / 12°22516.9011.15.3
Nov15° / 859.90.110.14.6
Dec10° / 618.31.19.62.6

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34555
44456
54456
64258
74159
84159
94060
104060
114060
124060
133961
143961
153961
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313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Takasaki gets around 178 mm of rain over 16 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 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
449
549
649
750
850
951
1051
1151
1252
1352
1452
1552
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2752
2852
2953
3053
3154

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871120
2861220
3851320
4841420
5831520
6821620
7811720
8801820
9781930
10772030
11772030
12762130
13752140
14742240
15732340
16722350
17712450
18692560
19682660
20652870
21632980
22623080
23593191
245732101
255533111
265434111
275136121
284937141
294737151
304438161
314239181

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
176calm
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216calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 4:57 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:576:25
213.54:566:26
313.54:556:27
413.64:546:28
513.64:536:28
613.64:526:29
713.74:516:30
813.74:506:31
913.74:496:32
1013.84:486:33
1113.84:476:34
1213.84:466:35
1313.84:456:35
1413.94:446:36
1513.94:436:37
1613.94:426:38
1714.04:426:39
1814.04:416:40
1914.04:406:40
2014.04:396:41
2114.14:396:42
2214.14:386:43
2314.14:376:44
2414.14:376:44
2514.14:366:45
2614.24:366:46
2714.24:356:47
2814.24:356:47
2914.24:346:48
3014.34:346:49
3114.34:336:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Takasaki

In seasonPeak

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

Takasaki's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Takasaki?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Takasaki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Takasaki in May

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

In May, Takasaki sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Takasaki 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 Takasaki peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highModerateJul 16UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Takasaki 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 Takasaki is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1821 µg/m³Dec 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Takasaki?

Takasaki sits at 36.3°N, 139.0°E, 93 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kanekomachi, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Takasaki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takasaki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,854 m.

The land around Takasaki is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (41%), trees (31%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
856 m
80 km
2,854 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kanekomachi 9.0 km · Maebashi 10 km · Tamamura 10 km · Yoshii 10 km · Annaka 11 km · Fujioka 11 km · Tomioka 14 km · Ogura 14 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 Takasaki (36.3333°, 139.0167°, elevation 93 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. 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).