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Weather in May in Rishiri Island

Are you planning a trip a to Rishiri Island in May and wondering what kind of weather to expect? This page has all the details you need.

What is the weather like in Rishiri Island in May?

Rishiri Island is a region in Japan. May in Rishiri Island generally has cold temperatures, with moderate precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 11°C and nighttime temperatures around 7°C in Rishirifuji.

Precipitation

May is a moderate rainy month with an average rainfall of around 77 mm in Rishirifuji.

Average sunshine

The city Rishirifuji usually sees around 186 hours of sunlight, indicating a moderately sunny period.

For specific regional insights in Rishiri Island for May, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our Rishiri Island climate page.

Where to go in Rishiri Island in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Rishiri Island on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the 2 most popular destinations in Rishiri Island?

Rishirifuji

In May Rishirifuji generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 7°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Rishirifuji
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
7°C 
3°C 
175 hours 
64 mm 
17 days 
poor 
11°C 
7°C 
186 hours 
77 mm 
18 days 
June   >> June
>>  
15°C 
11°C 
155 hours 
71 mm 
17 days 
Climate in Rishirifuji

Kutsugata

In May Kutsugata generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 7°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Kutsugata
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
7°C 
3°C 
175 hours 
63 mm 
17 days 
poor 
11°C 
7°C 
186 hours 
76 mm 
18 days 
June   >> June
>>  
15°C 
11°C 
155 hours 
70 mm 
17 days 
Climate in Kutsugata

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Rishiri Island, in Japan.

Is May the best time to visit Rishiri Island?

In our opinion, May may not be the ideal time to visit Rishiri Island due to the typically unpleasant weather in Rishirifuji.

Generally speaking, August and September provide pleasant weather in Rishirifuji. The weather in January, February, March, April, November and December, on the other hand, tends to be poor.

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