Tsuha weather in May

In May, Tsuha sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 211 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tsuha's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsuha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:45 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tsuha reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°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 Tsuha

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.

Tsuha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 17°10612.210.55.5
Feb19° / 16°10211.911.15.4
Mar20° / 18°13713.511.85.7
Apr22° / 20°15413.312.66.0
May24° / 23°21113.613.36.1
Jun27° / 25°23415.313.65.5
Jul28° / 27°12310.213.55.8
Aug29° / 27°16814.112.95.3
Sep28° / 27°17913.912.25.8
Oct26° / 24°14211.711.46.6
Nov23° / 22°10110.710.76.7
Dec20° / 18°10911.810.46.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
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73565
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tsuha gets around 211 mm of rain over 13.6 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 45% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
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541
641
741
841
942
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3152

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19172125280
28172125290
37162125300
46152125320
55152126330
65142126340
74132126351
84122127361
93112127371
103102027381
11292027392
12292027402
13182028412
14182028422
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Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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521breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:556:55
213.05:546:55
313.05:536:56
413.15:536:56
513.15:526:57
613.15:516:57
713.15:506:58
813.15:506:59
913.25:496:59
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1213.25:477:01
1313.25:467:01
1413.35:467:02
1513.35:457:02
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1713.35:447:04
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1913.45:437:05
2013.45:437:05
2113.45:427:06
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2513.55:417:08
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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 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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285.1Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tsuha

In seasonPeak

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

Tsuha 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 Tsuha?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tsuha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tsuha in May

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

In May, Tsuha sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tsuha in May

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 29°C and coldest in February near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May24Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Tsuha in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsuha peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 13UV 12Jan 1UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Tsuha 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 Tsuha is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Jul 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsuha?

Tsuha sits at 26.7°N, 128.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Nago, 12 km away.

Topography around Tsuha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsuha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m.

The land around Tsuha is covered by trees (48%) and water (48%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and water (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
195 m
16 km
494 m
80 km
491 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Nago 12 km · Ishikawa 38 km · Uruma 39 km · Gushikawa 40 km · Katsuren-haebaru 42 km · Yomitan 45 km · Okinawa 46 km · Kishaba 49 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 Tsuha (26.6575°, 128.0941°, elevation 9 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).