Kobe
Japan · East Asia
Year-round range: 36°F to 88°F
May
Excellent conditions this month
Expect the month to feel wet and cloudy overall; any bright breaks do not cancel out the frequent rain.
Your monthly fit score
Comfort fit by month.
Climate details▼
Temperature
Average highs and lows.
May has comfortable temperatures — not too hot, not too cold.
Shaded band = typical daily swing (P10 of night lows to P90 of afternoon peaks) — spans wider than avg high/low lines because it captures day-to-day variation.
| = MayRainfall
Monthly rain and rain days.
May has moderate rainfall — occasional showers but mostly manageable.
Sunshine
Average hours of bright sun per day.
Expect the month to feel wet and cloudy overall; any bright breaks do not cancel out the frequent rain.
Clear sky
Clear-sky share is the inverse of average cloud cover (100% minus cloud cover). Band labels follow standard meteorological categories; distribution within each band varies by day.
Air comfort by month
Humidity and heat feel by month.
May is mostly comfortable — low heat and humidity pressure.
Time-of-day patterns
Typical hourly rhythm for May.
Temperature by hour
Temperature by hour and month
Typical temperature through the day across the year (1996-2025 normals, local time). Shaded cells are nighttime.
In May, afternoons reach about 74° and nights settle near 64°.
▶Full month-by-month data
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Rain days | Rain (in) | Sun h/day | Humidity | Sea °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 36°F | 7 | 2.1in | 6.1h | 72.71428571428571% | 64°F |
| Feb | 49°F | 37°F | 9 | 2.7in | 6.1h | 70.71428571428571% | 62°F |
| Mar | 56°F | 42°F | 13 | 4.1in | 6.4h | 69.71428571428571% | 62°F |
| Apr | 65°F | 52°F | 14 | 4.7in | 6.7h | 71.28571428571428% | 64°F |
| May | 73°F | 60°F | 10 | 5.9in | 6.2h | 74.14285714285714% | 68°F |
| Jun | 79°F | 69°F | 14 | 7.7in | 4.4h | 79.28571428571428% | 73°F |
| Jul | 85°F | 76°F | 16 | 8.2in | 5.5h | 82% | 79°F |
| Aug | 88°F | 78°F | 19 | 6.4in | 7h | 78.57142857142857% | 82°F |
| Sep | 82°F | 72°F | 13 | 7.4in | 6.2h | 77.57142857142856% | 80°F |
| Oct | 72°F | 61°F | 10 | 6.2in | 6.5h | 75.57142857142857% | 76°F |
| Nov | 62°F | 50°F | 10 | 3.2in | 6.3h | 75.57142857142857% | 72°F |
| Dec | 52°F | 41°F | 8 | 2.6in | 6.3h | 73.57142857142857% | 68°F |
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Planning notes
Expect some rain.