Is Kagoshima hot in May?
Days are typically warm at 25.5°C, while nights average 16.9°C.
Japan · 1991–2020 normal
Kagoshima in
May.
Typical May weather in Kagoshima: 25.5°C by day, 16.9°C at night, 257 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high25.5°C
Typical low16.9°C
Rain257 mm
Wet days11.7
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 53 out of 100 (October leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 45 from latitude 31.57°. Open-water sea temperature is 21.4°C (23 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Kagoshima like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 257 mm across about 12 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 45 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 4 of 12 in our weather comparison; October ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 21.4°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1860827
- NOAA station
- JA000047827 · KAGOSHIMA
- Station distance
- 1.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 17 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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