May Weather in Zushi Japan

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 68°F to 74°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 80°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 58°F to 64°F, rarely falling below 52°F or exceeding 69°F.

For reference, on August 8, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Zushi typically range from 76°F to 86°F, while on January 27, the coldest day of the year, they range from 38°F to 49°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Nags Head, United States (7,026 miles away) and Tonekābon, Iran (4,761 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Zushi (view comparison).

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The month of May in Zushi experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 56% to 62%.

The clearest day of the month is May 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 44% of the time.

For reference, on June 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74%, while on December 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 76%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Zushi, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is increasing, starting the month at 33% and ending it at 38%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on June 23, and its lowest chance is 15% on December 29.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Zushi is increasing, starting the month at 4.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.9 inches or falls below 2.6 inches, and ending the month at 5.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.5 inches or falls below 3.0 inches.

Over the course of May in Zushi, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 45 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 30 seconds, and weekly increase of 10 minutes, 27 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 13 hours, 37 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Zushi is 4:50 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 22 minutes earlier at 4:28 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:27 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 23 minutes later at 6:50 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Zushi during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:27 AM and sets 14 hours, 32 minutes later, at 6:59 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:46 AM and sets 9 hours, 47 minutes later, at 4:33 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Zushi is rapidly increasing during May, rising from 2% to 14% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 7, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 94% of the time, while on January 7, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Zushi is decreasing during May, decreasing from 9.6 miles per hour to 8.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on March 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.4 miles per hour, while on July 28, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Zushi throughout May is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 44% on May 30.

Zushi is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Zushi is increasing during May, rising by 5°F, from 63°F to 68°F, over the course of the month.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Zushi typically lasts for 11 months (340 days), from around February 2 to around January 6, rarely starting after March 3, or ending before December 19.

The month of May in Zushi is reliably fully within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Zushi are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 468°F, from 399°F to 867°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Zushi is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.8 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during May is 5.9 kWh on May 23.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zushi are 35.295 deg latitude, 139.578 deg longitude, and 30 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zushi contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 705 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 129 feet. Within 10 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (807 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (12,451 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zushi is covered by trees (47%), cropland (26%), and water (25%), within 10 miles by water (61%) and cropland (13%), and within 50 miles by water (50%) and trees (27%).