Togitsu weather in May

In May, Togitsu sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 187 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Togitsu's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Togitsu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:26 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Togitsu is town in Nishisonogi district, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan.

Density
1,437/km²
people per km²
Founded
1951

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 Togitsu reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Togitsu

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.

Togitsu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 8612.510.12.3
Feb11° / 9710.810.82.6
Mar13° / 10°14512.211.83.6
Apr16° / 14°1641112.85.1
May20° / 18°18710.613.76.1
Jun23° / 21°41015.914.15.6
Jul26° / 25°3131513.95.8
Aug28° / 26°17912.913.26.0
Sep26° / 24°19811.512.26.6
Oct22° / 19°1127.111.27.3
Nov18° / 15°1079.110.35.8
Dec13° / 10°9711.19.93.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
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54357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Togitsu gets around 187 mm of rain over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141332430
239332530
337332640
435332740
533342950
631343050
730343150
828343260
927343360
1025343460
1124343570
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1321343770
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1716334290
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21112948130
22102849140
2392650150
2482551160
2572451180
2662252200
2762151220
2851952240
2941852260
3041650291
3131550311

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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418light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:396:56
213.35:386:57
313.35:376:58
413.45:366:58
513.45:356:59
613.45:347:00
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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 5.47 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Togitsu

In seasonPeak

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

Togitsu sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Togitsu's rainy season runs May–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Togitsu?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Togitsu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Togitsu in May

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

In May, Togitsu sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Togitsu in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 29 — about 6.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Refreshing
Nov21Refreshing
Dec19Cool

UV index in Togitsu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Togitsu peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Togitsu 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 Togitsu is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateApr 1324 µg/m³Oct 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Togitsu?

Togitsu sits at 32.8°N, 129.8°E, 1 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Obita, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Togitsu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Togitsu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,406 m.

The land around Togitsu is covered by trees (47%), artificial surfaces (30%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
395 m
16 km
569 m
80 km
1,406 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Obita 4.0 km · Nagasaki 10 km · Ōmura 14 km · Isahaya 18 km · Saikai 23 km · Ureshinomachi-shimojuku 34 km · Kashima 38 km · Unzen 38 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 Togitsu (32.8333°, 129.85°, elevation 1 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).