Is Sendai hot in May?
Days are typically mild at 20.5°C, while nights average 11.3°C.
Japan · 1991–2020 normal
Sendai in
May.
Typical May weather in Sendai: 20.5°C by day, 11.3°C at night, 125 mm of rain over 9.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high20.5°C
Typical low11.3°C
Rain125 mm
Wet days9.3
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 63 out of 100 (June leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 14 h 13 from latitude 38.27°. Open-water sea temperature is 13.5°C (28 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Sendai 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 125 mm across about 9 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 14 h 13 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 2 of 12 in our weather comparison; June ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2111149
- NOAA station
- JA000047590 · SENDAI
- Station distance
- 2.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 18 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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