Travel Weather Fairy🎊 Featured eventMay related
Hakata Dontaku
📅 May 3–4 each year
Fukuoka’s major spring festival fills the city center with parades and performances. Book accommodation and plan transport early if you visit for the event.
Check official source →🇯🇵 Japan · Fukuoka
Fukuoka Weather in May
SpringWeather in Fukuoka during May is typically mild in the daytime and cool after sunset, based on 2016–2025 averages of 23°C (73°F) / 15°C (59°F). Rain is fairly common, with about 12 days reaching at least 1 mm of precipitation and roughly 168 mm for the month.
Avg high73.1°F 22.8°CAvg low58.8°F 14.9°CRainy days~11.6 daysMonthly rain168.0 mm
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What to wear in Fukuoka in May
For what to wear in Fukuoka in May, long sleeves or a T-shirt with a light jacket make a practical combination. Add a compact umbrella or light rain jacket because wet weather is common enough to affect sightseeing.
Travel takeaway: For many travelers, these temperatures are comfortable for city sightseeing when you pack one flexible layer.
🗓️ Travel timing at a glance
Fukuoka: 12-month travel weather
Fukuoka has four distinct seasons. Early summer is wetter, midsummer is hot and humid, and typhoon effects are possible later in summer.
JanWinterFebWinterMarEarly springAprSpringMaySpringJunRainy seasonJulRainy season · SummerAugMidsummer · Typhoon riskSepLate summer · Typhoon riskOctAutumnNovLate autumnDecWinter
Monthly labels summarize typical climate patterns for trip planning. Always check the latest forecast and tropical-storm alerts before departure.
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Fukuoka 2026 events & busy periods
Check major events, holidays and periods that may affect crowds, transport or opening hours.
⚠️ 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.
Check official source →Event dates, holiday schedules and opening hours can change. Recheck the linked official tourism or government source before departure.
Fukuoka 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 · 272.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23.8°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 31.3 mm
2
17.3°C/11.8°C
🌧️ 4.9 mm
3
23.2°C/10°C
🌧️ 3.7 mm
4
17.8°C/12.2°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
5
24.9°C/10.4°C
🌧️ 2.5 mm
6
19.2°C/13.6°C
🌧️ 6.9 mm
7
18.7°C/12.3°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
8
25.1°C/10.7°C
No rain
9
21°C/16.2°C
🌧️ 31.8 mm
10
21.6°C/15°C
No rain
11
18.9°C/13.7°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
12
19.9°C/12.8°C
No rain
13
22.8°C/11°C
No rain
14
25.7°C/13.3°C
No rain
15
26.8°C/15.4°C
No rain
16
28.5°C/18.6°C
🌧️ 10.3 mm
17
25.9°C/19.8°C
🌧️ 6.1 mm
18
22.5°C/16.4°C
No rain
19
28.1°C/13.5°C
No rain
20
30.6°C/18.4°C
No rain
21
28.4°C/21.2°C
🌧️ 54.1 mm
22
20.7°C/16.7°C
🌧️ 44.1 mm
23
22.6°C/16.3°C
🌧️ 3.9 mm
24
23.4°C/16.2°C
🌧️ 59.5 mm
25
17.9°C/13.8°C
🌧️ 6.9 mm
26
20.4°C/12.2°C
No rain
27
23.1°C/12.7°C
No rain
28
23.8°C/13.8°C
No rain
29
24.4°C/16.9°C
No rain
30
20.7°C/15.7°C
🌧️ 2.6 mm
31
20.8°C/14.7°C
No rain
May 2024☔ 8 days · 172.7 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16.4°C/13.4°C
🌧️ 8 mm
2
17.5°C/10.7°C
No rain
3
21.9°C/12.4°C
No rain
4
25.9°C/13.4°C
No rain
5
23.1°C/15.8°C
No rain
6
24.2°C/16.5°C
🌧️ 27.7 mm
7
20.4°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
8
16.9°C/12°C
No rain
9
16.9°C/10.2°C
No rain
10
22.7°C/11.1°C
No rain
11
24.3°C/13.6°C
No rain
12
21.3°C/17.2°C
🌧️ 51.2 mm
13
19.9°C/13.8°C
No rain
14
21°C/11.3°C
No rain
15
21.7°C/11.9°C
No rain
16
19.4°C/12.1°C
No rain
17
24.4°C/12.2°C
No rain
18
24.4°C/12.5°C
No rain
19
26.1°C/14.1°C
No rain
20
25.3°C/14.6°C
No rain
21
22.7°C/16.4°C
No rain
22
24.8°C/15.7°C
No rain
23
25.9°C/18.7°C
No rain
24
24.3°C/17.4°C
No rain
25
25.2°C/16.2°C
No rain
26
30.4°C/17.5°C
🌧️ 15.4 mm
27
25.9°C/19.2°C
🌧️ 19.8 mm
28
19.7°C/16.1°C
🌧️ 39.2 mm
29
20.6°C/13.7°C
No rain
30
24.6°C/14.3°C
No rain
31
20.3°C/16.5°C
🌧️ 8.3 mm
May 2023☔ 15 days · 250.6 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18.8°C/11.2°C
No rain
2
20.8°C/10°C
No rain
3
23.4°C/10.3°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
4
21.5°C/14.6°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
5
24.4°C/16.5°C
🌧️ 12.1 mm
6
23.5°C/15.3°C
🌧️ 38.9 mm
7
16.3°C/13.5°C
🌧️ 54.2 mm
8
16.6°C/12.3°C
🌧️ 1.4 mm
9
18.7°C/11.3°C
No rain
10
21.6°C/11°C
No rain
11
21.8°C/14.7°C
No rain
12
24.2°C/13.9°C
🌧️ 1 mm
13
18.2°C/15.8°C
🌧️ 24.5 mm
14
19.9°C/14.8°C
No rain
15
22.2°C/13.9°C
No rain
16
25.6°C/13.9°C
No rain
17
26.9°C/14.5°C
No rain
18
22.3°C/16.9°C
🌧️ 31.4 mm
19
20.1°C/16.6°C
🌧️ 30.6 mm
20
20.5°C/15.9°C
🌧️ 3.1 mm
21
22.9°C/13.5°C
No rain
22
21.9°C/13.9°C
🌧️ 2 mm
23
19.7°C/14.2°C
No rain
24
20.8°C/12.8°C
No rain
25
23.2°C/15.6°C
No rain
26
25.9°C/15.7°C
No rain
27
26°C/17.1°C
No rain
28
28.7°C/17.9°C
No rain
29
28.9°C/21.7°C
🌧️ 3.1 mm
30
24.2°C/18.5°C
🌧️ 29.6 mm
31
23°C/18.2°C
🌧️ 14 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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