When to go · Niimi
Niimi in May
Good month. Outside the best window (check). Across Japan: After Golden Week, one of the best months: warm, green, calmer.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (check). Across Japan: After Golden Week, one of the best months: warm, green, calmer.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Niimi in this guide.
Weather in May
- NiimiHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 2 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Golden Week big impact
29 Apr – 5 May · Japan
The biggest domestic travel week: Shinkansen reserved cars and hotels sell out; prices up.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: After Golden Week, one of the best months: warm, green, calmer.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Niimi, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jan: Good
Daytime high
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Night low
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Rain days
May: 2
Jan: 2
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 1
May: Outside the best window (check). Across Japan: After Golden Week, one of the best months: warm, green, calmer.
January: Outside the best window (check). Across Japan: Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.
Niimi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.