Nikkō climate

Nikkō Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 15°C on May 1 to 19°C on May 31, and lows from 4°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 115 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nikkō, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
17°C
Average low
6°C
Precipitation
115 mm
Reanalysis high
28°CMay 26, 2019
Reanalysis low
-2°CMay 8, 2019
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 14 h 29 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
9.7 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 115°C4°C22°C 2015-2°C 199241%
May 215°C4°C24°C 2020-1°C 199240%
May 316°C4°C25°C 2020-2°C 199140%
May 416°C4°C21°C 2004-2°C 199141%
May 516°C4°C23°C 2010-2°C 199141%
May 616°C5°C23°C 2010-1°C 199242%
May 716°C5°C25°C 1998-2°C 201942%
May 816°C5°C23°C 1992-2°C 201942%
May 916°C5°C23°C 2007-2°C 200342%
May 1016°C5°C23°C 2009-1°C 199743%
May 1117°C5°C22°C 2009-2°C 199243%
May 1217°C6°C22°C 20090°C 200844%
May 1317°C6°C23°C 20160°C 199644%
May 1417°C6°C23°C 2001-2°C 199645%
May 1517°C6°C23°C 2015-1°C 199345%
May 1617°C6°C26°C 2018-2°C 199346%
May 1717°C7°C24°C 19982°C 199946%
May 1818°C7°C24°C 20181°C 199445%
May 1918°C7°C22°C 20111°C 199444%
May 2018°C7°C23°C 2001-1°C 199445%
May 2118°C7°C27°C 20171°C 200744%
May 2218°C8°C27°C 20172°C 199744%
May 2318°C8°C25°C 20173°C 199545%
May 2419°C8°C25°C 20163°C 199545%
May 2519°C8°C26°C 20194°C 200643%
May 2619°C8°C28°C 20192°C 200242%
May 2719°C8°C27°C 20191°C 199341%
May 2819°C8°C23°C 20143°C 200240%
May 2919°C9°C24°C 20045°C 201040%
May 3019°C9°C25°C 20174°C 199942%
May 3119°C9°C26°C 20045°C 201042%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nikkō, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 4:48 AM, sunset 6:30 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:25 AM, sunset 6:54 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.