Travel Weather Fairy🎊 Featured eventMay related
Sanja Matsuri in Asakusa
📅 Third weekend of May each year
A major Tokyo festival where you can see mikoshi processions and traditional performances throughout Asakusa.
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Tokyo Weather in May
SpringWeather in Tokyo during May is typically mild in the daytime and cool after sunset, based on 2016–2025 averages of 23°C (74°F) / 15°C (58°F). Some wet days are normal, with about 12 days reaching at least 1 mm of precipitation and roughly 154 mm for the month.
Avg high73.6°F 23.1°CAvg low58.1°F 14.5°CRainy days~12.0 daysMonthly rain154.1 mm
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What to wear in Tokyo in May
For what to wear in Tokyo in May, light daytime clothing is usually comfortable, but add a thin cardigan or light jacket for evenings. A compact umbrella is worth carrying for passing showers or wetter days.
Travel takeaway: For many travelers, these temperatures are comfortable for city sightseeing when you pack one flexible layer.
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Tokyo: 12-month travel weather
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⚠️ Busy / closure periodMay related
Golden Week
📅 Late April–early May
One of Japan’s busiest domestic travel periods. Popular transport and hotels can fill quickly, so early booking is useful.
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Tokyo in May · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ May 2025 · latest complete year☔ 17 days · 254.5 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23.1°C/11.1°C
No rain
2
18.9°C/14.5°C
🌧️ 80.8 mm
3
22.6°C/13.5°C
No rain
4
22.2°C/12.7°C
🌧️ 1.6 mm
5
21.6°C/10.9°C
No rain
6
16.6°C/13.5°C
🌧️ 17.1 mm
7
21.1°C/12.6°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
8
21.2°C/13.7°C
No rain
9
21.7°C/14.2°C
🌧️ 2.6 mm
10
22.3°C/16.5°C
🌧️ 8.2 mm
11
24.6°C/16.1°C
🌧️ 1.9 mm
12
19.8°C/14.6°C
🌧️ 9.4 mm
13
23.1°C/14.4°C
No rain
14
24.1°C/15.6°C
No rain
15
25.2°C/15.8°C
No rain
16
26°C/17.5°C
No rain
17
23.5°C/18.9°C
🌧️ 23.8 mm
18
27.1°C/22°C
No rain
19
22°C/16.6°C
🌧️ 3.3 mm
20
28.7°C/15.4°C
No rain
21
28.5°C/19.2°C
No rain
22
26.9°C/17.6°C
🌧️ 3.9 mm
23
22.9°C/16.3°C
No rain
24
21.3°C/14.9°C
🌧️ 3 mm
25
25.5°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 23.4 mm
26
20.2°C/16.4°C
No rain
27
19.8°C/14.7°C
No rain
28
23.2°C/14.9°C
🌧️ 5.7 mm
29
22.6°C/15.2°C
🌧️ 3.4 mm
30
17.6°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 31.3 mm
31
17.3°C/14.6°C
🌧️ 31.9 mm
May 2024☔ 14 days · 246.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19.9°C/12.6°C
🌧️ 37.3 mm
2
19.9°C/11.3°C
🌧️ 6.8 mm
3
21.9°C/9.3°C
No rain
4
26.5°C/12.6°C
No rain
5
26.3°C/12.9°C
No rain
6
22.3°C/17.5°C
No rain
7
21.6°C/18.8°C
🌧️ 15.6 mm
8
23.3°C/12.8°C
🌧️ 19.9 mm
9
17.4°C/10.6°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
10
22.1°C/6.5°C
No rain
11
24°C/10.8°C
No rain
12
23.6°C/16.6°C
No rain
13
22.3°C/16.2°C
🌧️ 46.3 mm
14
20.6°C/13.7°C
No rain
15
24.1°C/12.4°C
🌧️ 1.9 mm
16
24.3°C/15.3°C
🌧️ 5.1 mm
17
24.8°C/11.3°C
No rain
18
26.6°C/13.4°C
No rain
19
22.1°C/14.9°C
No rain
20
23.4°C/15.1°C
🌧️ 31.5 mm
21
27.3°C/15.7°C
🌧️ 9.2 mm
22
23.9°C/17°C
No rain
23
24.3°C/16.8°C
No rain
24
27.7°C/16.5°C
No rain
25
25.2°C/16.8°C
No rain
26
24.6°C/16.8°C
No rain
27
24.8°C/19°C
No rain
28
26.1°C/21.7°C
🌧️ 20.1 mm
29
25.2°C/18.2°C
🌧️ 13 mm
30
26.6°C/16.9°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
31
20.2°C/16.6°C
🌧️ 34.7 mm
May 2023☔ 12 days · 152.8 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20.6°C/14.1°C
No rain
2
21°C/10.4°C
No rain
3
22.4°C/8.1°C
No rain
4
24.7°C/11.3°C
No rain
5
25.3°C/13°C
No rain
6
27.6°C/18.5°C
No rain
7
22.4°C/12°C
🌧️ 38.4 mm
8
17.1°C/10.8°C
🌧️ 35.5 mm
9
18.4°C/7.1°C
No rain
10
21.7°C/8.3°C
No rain
11
20.7°C/12.1°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
12
20.3°C/10.4°C
No rain
13
18°C/13.4°C
🌧️ 2 mm
14
20.2°C/14.5°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
15
18.7°C/14.8°C
🌧️ 12.4 mm
16
25.5°C/11.9°C
No rain
17
27.7°C/13.1°C
No rain
18
30.5°C/17°C
No rain
19
22.5°C/17.5°C
🌧️ 13.5 mm
20
23.1°C/16.9°C
🌧️ 2.7 mm
21
25.1°C/14.8°C
No rain
22
27.7°C/15.6°C
No rain
23
15.2°C/13.6°C
🌧️ 13.4 mm
24
22.2°C/11.2°C
No rain
25
22.1°C/11.2°C
No rain
26
23.1°C/15.7°C
No rain
27
25.3°C/13.2°C
No rain
28
23.8°C/17.3°C
No rain
29
21.5°C/18.1°C
🌧️ 20.1 mm
30
24.5°C/17.9°C
🌧️ 1.8 mm
31
20.5°C/16.5°C
🌧️ 6.9 mm
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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