Wakasugi weather in May
In May, Wakasugi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 147 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.
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 Wakasugi's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wakasugi's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 24°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 15°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 147 mm
- 10.6 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min
- 5:22 AM – 7:06 PM
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- 8th clearest
- Wind
- 8 km/h
- 10th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.36 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.6
- out of 10
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.
A typical May day in Wakasugi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 13 |
| 2 | 22 | 13 |
| 3 | 22 | 13 |
| 4 | 23 | 13 |
| 5 | 23 | 13 |
| 6 | 23 | 14 |
| 7 | 23 | 14 |
| 8 | 23 | 14 |
| 9 | 23 | 14 |
| 10 | 23 | 14 |
| 11 | 23 | 14 |
| 12 | 24 | 14 |
| 13 | 24 | 15 |
| 14 | 24 | 15 |
| 15 | 24 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | 15 |
| 17 | 24 | 15 |
| 18 | 24 | 15 |
| 19 | 24 | 15 |
| 20 | 25 | 15 |
| 21 | 25 | 16 |
| 22 | 25 | 16 |
| 23 | 25 | 16 |
| 24 | 25 | 16 |
| 25 | 25 | 16 |
| 26 | 25 | 16 |
| 27 | 25 | 16 |
| 28 | 25 | 17 |
| 29 | 25 | 17 |
| 30 | 26 | 17 |
| 31 | 26 | 17 |
How May really feels in Wakasugi
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.
May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Wakasugi 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° / 2° | 63 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 10 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 11° / 3° | 71 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 14° / 6° | 115 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 19° / 10° | 130 | 11.1 | 0 | 12.8 | 5.9 |
| May | 24° / 15° | 147 | 10.6 | 0 | 13.7 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 27° / 20° | 305 | 15.8 | 0 | 14.2 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 30° / 24° | 287 | 17.5 | 0 | 14 | 3.9 |
| Aug | 32° / 24° | 171 | 15.1 | 0 | 13.2 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 28° / 21° | 179 | 12.8 | 0 | 12.2 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 23° / 15° | 101 | 8 | 0 | 11.2 | 7.2 |
| Nov | 18° / 9° | 86 | 8.6 | 0 | 10.3 | 5.8 |
| Dec | 12° / 4° | 69 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 3.3 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
| Cloudier (%) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 56 |
| 2 | 44 | 56 |
| 3 | 44 | 56 |
| 4 | 43 | 57 |
| 5 | 42 | 58 |
| 6 | 42 | 58 |
| 7 | 41 | 59 |
| 8 | 41 | 59 |
| 9 | 40 | 60 |
| 10 | 40 | 60 |
| 11 | 40 | 60 |
| 12 | 39 | 61 |
| 13 | 39 | 61 |
| 14 | 39 | 61 |
| 15 | 40 | 60 |
| 16 | 39 | 61 |
| 17 | 39 | 61 |
| 18 | 38 | 62 |
| 19 | 38 | 62 |
| 20 | 38 | 62 |
| 21 | 38 | 62 |
| 22 | 38 | 62 |
| 23 | 38 | 62 |
| 24 | 38 | 62 |
| 25 | 38 | 62 |
| 26 | 37 | 63 |
| 27 | 37 | 63 |
| 28 | 37 | 63 |
| 29 | 36 | 64 |
| 30 | 36 | 64 |
| 31 | 35 | 65 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Wakasugi gets around 147 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 35 |
| 2 | 34 |
| 3 | 34 |
| 4 | 34 |
| 5 | 35 |
| 6 | 35 |
| 7 | 35 |
| 8 | 35 |
| 9 | 35 |
| 10 | 35 |
| 11 | 35 |
| 12 | 35 |
| 13 | 35 |
| 14 | 35 |
| 15 | 35 |
| 16 | 34 |
| 17 | 34 |
| 18 | 34 |
| 19 | 34 |
| 20 | 34 |
| 21 | 34 |
| 22 | 34 |
| 23 | 34 |
| 24 | 34 |
| 25 | 34 |
| 26 | 34 |
| 27 | 34 |
| 28 | 34 |
| 29 | 34 |
| 30 | 34 |
| 31 | 35 |
Humidity in May
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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 59 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Comfortable (%) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
| Humid (%) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 |
| Muggy (%) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 58 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 57 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | 52 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 50 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | 48 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | 45 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | 42 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | 40 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | 37 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | 35 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | 32 | 40 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | 30 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | 29 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 1 |
| 24 | 27 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | 25 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 1 |
| 26 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | 22 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 1 |
| 28 | 21 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 1 |
| 29 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 1 |
| 30 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 1 |
| 31 | 16 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 1 |
Wind in May
Winds average 8 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | calm |
| 2 | 8 | calm |
| 3 | 8 | calm |
| 4 | 8 | calm |
| 5 | 8 | calm |
| 6 | 8 | calm |
| 7 | 8 | calm |
| 8 | 8 | calm |
| 9 | 8 | calm |
| 10 | 8 | calm |
| 11 | 8 | calm |
| 12 | 8 | calm |
| 13 | 8 | calm |
| 14 | 8 | calm |
| 15 | 8 | calm |
| 16 | 8 | calm |
| 17 | 8 | calm |
| 18 | 8 | calm |
| 19 | 8 | calm |
| 20 | 8 | calm |
| 21 | 8 | calm |
| 22 | 8 | calm |
| 23 | 8 | calm |
| 24 | 7 | calm |
| 25 | 7 | calm |
| 26 | 7 | calm |
| 27 | 7 | calm |
| 28 | 7 | calm |
| 29 | 7 | calm |
| 30 | 7 | calm |
| 31 | 7 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
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 5:35 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:17 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:33 | 5:32 | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:28 | 5:27 | 5:26 | 5:25 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:23 | 5:22 | 5:21 | 5:21 | 5:20 | 5:19 | 5:19 | 5:18 | 5:18 | 5:17 | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:15 | 5:15 | 5:14 | 5:14 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:55 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:10 | 7:11 | 7:11 | 7:12 | 7:13 | 7:13 | 7:14 | 7:15 | 7:15 | 7:16 | 7:17 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.3 | 5:35 | 6:55 |
| 2 | 13.4 | 5:34 | 6:55 |
| 3 | 13.4 | 5:33 | 6:56 |
| 4 | 13.4 | 5:32 | 6:57 |
| 5 | 13.4 | 5:31 | 6:58 |
| 6 | 13.5 | 5:30 | 6:59 |
| 7 | 13.5 | 5:30 | 6:59 |
| 8 | 13.5 | 5:29 | 7:00 |
| 9 | 13.6 | 5:28 | 7:01 |
| 10 | 13.6 | 5:27 | 7:02 |
| 11 | 13.6 | 5:26 | 7:02 |
| 12 | 13.6 | 5:25 | 7:03 |
| 13 | 13.7 | 5:24 | 7:04 |
| 14 | 13.7 | 5:24 | 7:05 |
| 15 | 13.7 | 5:23 | 7:05 |
| 16 | 13.7 | 5:22 | 7:06 |
| 17 | 13.8 | 5:21 | 7:07 |
| 18 | 13.8 | 5:21 | 7:08 |
| 19 | 13.8 | 5:20 | 7:08 |
| 20 | 13.8 | 5:19 | 7:09 |
| 21 | 13.9 | 5:19 | 7:10 |
| 22 | 13.9 | 5:18 | 7:11 |
| 23 | 13.9 | 5:18 | 7:11 |
| 24 | 13.9 | 5:17 | 7:12 |
| 25 | 13.9 | 5:16 | 7:13 |
| 26 | 14.0 | 5:16 | 7:13 |
| 27 | 14.0 | 5:16 | 7:14 |
| 28 | 14.0 | 5:15 | 7:15 |
| 29 | 14.0 | 5:15 | 7:15 |
| 30 | 14.0 | 5:14 | 7:16 |
| 31 | 14.0 | 5:14 | 7:17 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.3 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Wakasugi
In May, Wakasugi sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Wakasugi sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Wakasugi's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is May a good time to visit Wakasugi?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Wakasugi for sightseeing.
What to pack for Wakasugi in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Wakasugi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Wakasugi 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 at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Nov 19 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| Comfort | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 14 | Bracing |
| Mar | 14 | Bracing |
| Apr | 15 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 27 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 23 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 20 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 18 | Cool |
UV index in Wakasugi in May
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 Wakasugi peaks around July 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Wakasugi in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Wakasugi is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Moderate |
| Feb | 20 | Moderate |
| Mar | 25 | Moderate |
| Apr | 25 | Moderate |
| May | 23 | Moderate |
| Jun | 18 | Moderate |
| Jul | 13 | Moderate |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 12 | Moderate |
| Nov | 15 | Moderate |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Where is Wakasugi?
Wakasugi sits at 33.6°N, 130.5°E, 98 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Sasaguri, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Wakasugi
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Wakasugi.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Wakasugi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 661 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.
The land around Wakasugi is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (39%) within 80 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
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 Wakasugi (33.6094°, 130.5263°, elevation 98 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).