Tokyo in May
Warm and damp, as the days lengthen.
May in Tokyo is warm: highs near 74°F, lows near 58°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 43 minutes from the first week to the last.May in Tokyo is warm: highs near 23°C, lows near 14°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 43 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 74°F23°Caverage
- Low
- 58°F14°Caverage
- Wet days
- 3a week · 40% of days
- Daylight
- 14h 02mon average
Is May a good time to visit Tokyo?
Yes. May is one of Tokyo's best months (May to June, or October).
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 74°F in May, against 50°F to 89°F through the year.Highs near 23°C in May, against 10°C to 32°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
40% of days in May, against 20% to 50% through the year.
Cloud cover
57% cover in May, against 33% to 69% through the year.
Daylight
14h 02m in May, against 9h 47m to 14h 32m through the year.
Either side
Where Tokyo sits, in May
Asia/Tokyo- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 4:36 AMsets 6:38 PM
- Above the sea
- 30 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 35.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Hakone77 km south-west
The land around Tokyo, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.