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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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Sapporo Weather in May
SpringFor Sapporo, May typically brings cool daytime weather and chilly nights: the 10-year average high is about 17°C (63°F), while the average low is 8°C (46°F). Some wet days are normal, with about 13 days reaching at least 1 mm of precipitation and roughly 95 mm for the month.
Avg high63.3°F 17.4°CAvg low45.6°F 7.6°CRainy days~12.8 daysMonthly rain95.0 mm
🧳 Packing guide
What to wear in Sapporo in May
Packing for Sapporo in May is easiest with layers: bring layers, a sweater and a light-to-medium jacket. A compact umbrella is worth carrying for passing showers or wetter days.
Travel takeaway: The month can be a practical time to visit when your packing matches the daytime-to-evening temperature change.
🗓️ Travel timing at a glance
Sapporo: 12-month travel weather
Sapporo has a long snowy winter and a relatively mild summer. It is less affected by Japan’s main rainy season than cities farther south.
JanMidwinter · SnowFebMidwinter · SnowMarLate winter · SnowAprEarly springMaySpringJunEarly summerJulSummerAugSummerSepEarly autumnOctAutumnNovEarly winterDecWinter · Snow
Monthly labels summarize typical climate patterns for trip planning. Always check the latest forecast and tropical-storm alerts before departure.
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Sapporo 2026 events & busy periods
Check major events, holidays and periods that may affect crowds, transport or opening hours.
🎊 Featured event
YOSAKOI Soran Festival
📅 Around early June each year
A major early-summer event with energetic dance performances centered around Odori Park.
Check official source →Event dates, holiday schedules and opening hours can change. Recheck the linked official tourism or government source before departure.
Sapporo 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☔ 11 days · 78.6 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15.3°C/-0.4°C
No rain
2
15.4°C/6.9°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
3
17.3°C/9.1°C
🌧️ 21.9 mm
4
14.2°C/7.8°C
🌧️ 4.4 mm
5
15.7°C/4.7°C
No rain
6
17.9°C/7°C
No rain
7
14.8°C/5.4°C
No rain
8
19.3°C/2.8°C
No rain
9
18.2°C/7.5°C
No rain
10
13°C/10.7°C
🌧️ 14.5 mm
11
12.9°C/8.8°C
🌧️ 2.5 mm
12
20.7°C/5.8°C
No rain
13
19.9°C/7.5°C
No rain
14
21.9°C/10.1°C
No rain
15
20.2°C/11.7°C
No rain
16
24.3°C/11.4°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
17
20.1°C/14.5°C
🌧️ 1 mm
18
21.7°C/10.6°C
🌧️ 4 mm
19
19.1°C/6.4°C
No rain
20
16.9°C/8.7°C
🌧️ 5.2 mm
21
19.7°C/5.9°C
No rain
22
16.1°C/9.7°C
No rain
23
14.4°C/9°C
No rain
24
16.7°C/7°C
No rain
25
11.7°C/9.9°C
🌧️ 19 mm
26
13°C/8.5°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
27
19.9°C/6.4°C
No rain
28
20.7°C/9.4°C
No rain
29
24.6°C/9.5°C
No rain
30
25.7°C/11.6°C
No rain
31
23.8°C/13.3°C
No rain
May 2024☔ 15 days · 95.5 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13.1°C/4.5°C
No rain
2
18.6°C/2°C
No rain
3
18.7°C/6.7°C
🌧️ 1 mm
4
17.7°C/4.6°C
No rain
5
19.1°C/8.3°C
No rain
6
15.6°C/11.4°C
🌧️ 15.3 mm
7
16.5°C/5.4°C
🌧️ 19 mm
8
7.6°C/3.7°C
🌧️ 2.8 mm
9
13.6°C/3.6°C
No rain
10
16°C/6.1°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
11
18.1°C/9.5°C
No rain
12
17.9°C/12.9°C
🌧️ 7.2 mm
13
16°C/6°C
🌧️ 12.7 mm
14
20.8°C/3.9°C
No rain
15
19.6°C/9.6°C
No rain
16
19.6°C/9°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
17
17.4°C/11°C
🌧️ 4.3 mm
18
22.6°C/8.9°C
No rain
19
19°C/9.7°C
No rain
20
21.7°C/9.8°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
21
12.4°C/6.3°C
🌧️ 9.8 mm
22
20.2°C/3.9°C
No rain
23
22.2°C/11.8°C
No rain
24
13.7°C/8.1°C
🌧️ 4.5 mm
25
13.2°C/6.6°C
No rain
26
20.9°C/5.1°C
No rain
27
17.3°C/11.5°C
🌧️ 9.6 mm
28
17.1°C/9.6°C
No rain
29
12.1°C/9°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
30
14.7°C/8.2°C
No rain
31
15.5°C/8.9°C
🌧️ 2.7 mm
May 2023☔ 9 days · 75.1 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16.4°C/6.5°C
🌧️ 1.6 mm
2
14.6°C/5.2°C
No rain
3
21.2°C/2.6°C
No rain
4
22.8°C/6.5°C
No rain
5
21.2°C/7.6°C
🌧️ 10.2 mm
6
12.2°C/7.7°C
🌧️ 11.3 mm
7
14.5°C/4.1°C
No rain
8
10.9°C/5.6°C
No rain
9
16.4°C/3°C
🌧️ 3.8 mm
10
14.2°C/2.4°C
No rain
11
9.7°C/3.6°C
No rain
12
12.4°C/1.4°C
No rain
13
18.4°C/2.1°C
No rain
14
19.9°C/8.1°C
No rain
15
14.3°C/10.9°C
🌧️ 9.7 mm
16
18.2°C/10.4°C
No rain
17
18°C/9.2°C
No rain
18
25.3°C/8.1°C
No rain
19
18.1°C/8.9°C
No rain
20
20.7°C/7.3°C
No rain
21
14.1°C/6.8°C
🌧️ 18.2 mm
22
16.7°C/7.1°C
🌧️ 4.4 mm
23
12.2°C/7.2°C
No rain
24
16.4°C/4.8°C
No rain
25
23.5°C/5.1°C
No rain
26
23.7°C/8.9°C
No rain
27
24.8°C/13°C
🌧️ 9.3 mm
28
21.2°C/13.2°C
🌧️ 3.4 mm
29
16.6°C/9.7°C
No rain
30
13.6°C/8.7°C
No rain
31
18.7°C/5°C
No rain
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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