Karatsu climate

Karatsu Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Karatsu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 20°C on May 1 to 23°C on May 31, and lows from 14°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 174 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Karatsu, in °C, with the record for each date.5101520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
22°C
Average low
16°C
Precipitation
174 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 25, 2000
Reanalysis low
9°CMay 2, 2013
Daylight
13 h 31 min to 14 h 12 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
14.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 120°C14°C24°C 201511°C 201333%
May 220°C14°C26°C 20159°C 201333%
May 320°C14°C24°C 199711°C 200635%
May 420°C14°C25°C 200511°C 201435%
May 520°C14°C25°C 199811°C 199136%
May 621°C14°C25°C 199811°C 199636%
May 721°C15°C23°C 200311°C 201436%
May 821°C15°C24°C 202011°C 201336%
May 921°C15°C26°C 201011°C 200336%
May 1021°C15°C24°C 200912°C 200336%
May 1121°C15°C24°C 199111°C 199237%
May 1221°C15°C25°C 199712°C 201238%
May 1321°C15°C26°C 201312°C 201038%
May 1421°C15°C25°C 202012°C 199337%
May 1521°C15°C28°C 201812°C 199336%
May 1621°C15°C26°C 201912°C 199336%
May 1722°C16°C26°C 201813°C 199136%
May 1822°C16°C26°C 201414°C 199536%
May 1922°C16°C26°C 201413°C 199436%
May 2022°C16°C27°C 200112°C 199436%
May 2122°C16°C27°C 201013°C 199736%
May 2222°C16°C26°C 199814°C 202035%
May 2322°C16°C27°C 201615°C 201134%
May 2422°C16°C27°C 199415°C 201133%
May 2523°C17°C31°C 200014°C 199233%
May 2623°C17°C27°C 201314°C 199233%
May 2723°C17°C29°C 200813°C 201033%
May 2823°C17°C26°C 200413°C 201033%
May 2923°C17°C27°C 201515°C 201033%
May 3023°C17°C26°C 201414°C 201133%
May 3123°C17°C28°C 201414°C 201033%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Karatsu, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9).

May 1
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 7:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.