Fukuoka Prefecture · Japan
Fukuoka in May
In May, Fukuoka averages a daytime high of 24 °C and a night-time low of 15 °C, with about 168 mm of rain over the month. Fukuoka has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 24 °C
- Average low
- 15 °C
- Rain in the month
- 168 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 14 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 86
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Fukuoka
May is tied for the 5th warmest month in Fukuoka by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 10 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 3 °C to 25 °C. By day, May is 4 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 168 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 152 mm (1824 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 14 h, against 10 h at the shortest and 14 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 °C | 3 °C | 76 mm | |
| February | 11 °C | 4 °C | 81 mm | |
| March | 15 °C | 7 °C | 120 mm | |
| April | 20 °C | 11 °C | 144 mm | |
| May | 24 °C | 15 °C | 168 mm | |
| June | 27 °C | 20 °C | 275 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 24 °C | 330 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 191 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 21 °C | 188 mm | |
| October | 24 °C | 15 °C | 98 mm | |
| November | 18 °C | 10 °C | 83 mm | |
| December | 13 °C | 5 °C | 71 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Fukuoka?
Not by the measure used here: about 168 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Fukuoka meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Japan in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Fukuoka
This guide lists 86 places to stay in Fukuoka: 6 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 80 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 38; 1–3 km, 38; 3–10 km, 4.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.