Yasugichō weather in May

In May, Yasugichō sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 121 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yasugichō's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yasugichō's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:07 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Yasugichō is city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Density
92/km²
people per km²
Founded
2004

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yasugichō reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Yasugichō

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.

Yasugichō weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 19323.15.89.91.0
Feb / 14117.84.610.71.2
Mar11° / 13815.21.311.72.4
Apr15° / 11°11011.2012.94.4
May19° / 16°12110.5013.86.0
Jun22° / 20°14211.7014.36.1
Jul26° / 24°17813.1014.16.1
Aug28° / 25°11611.3013.36.2
Sep25° / 22°18813.3012.26.2
Oct20° / 17°11711.3011.16.2
Nov16° / 12°12515.2010.14.3
Dec11° / 19821.139.72.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
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64654
74654
84654
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114654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yasugichō gets around 121 mm of rain over 10.5 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1722530
2702640
3682840
4672940
5643150
6633250
7613360
8593560
9573670
10563770
11543880
12523990
13504190
144842100
154543110
164345120
174146130
183847140
193648160
203349171
213150191
222950201
232750221
242451241
252251261
262050282
271949312
281747332
291646363
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Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 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 5:22 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:226:47
213.45:216:47
313.55:206:48
413.55:196:49
513.55:186:50
613.65:166:51
713.65:156:52
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913.75:146:53
1013.75:136:54
1113.75:126:55
1213.85:116:56
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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 5.72 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yasugichō

In seasonPeak

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

Yasugichō 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 Yasugichō?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yasugichō for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yasugichō in May

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

In May, Yasugichō sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Yasugichō 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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 12 to Nov 12 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug27Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Yasugichō 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 Yasugichō peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Yasugichō 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 Yasugichō is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1322 µg/m³Oct 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yasugichō?

Yasugichō sits at 35.4°N, 133.2°E, 2 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Yonago, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Yasugichō

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yasugichō has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m.

The land around Yasugichō is covered by cropland (31%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
653 m
80 km
1,689 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Yonago 8.0 km · Sakaiminato 13 km · Matsue 19 km · Mikuriya 25 km · Unnan 37 km · Hiratachō 39 km · Yabase 41 km · Izumo 44 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 Yasugichō (35.4215°, 133.2422°, elevation 2 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).