When to go · Tanegashima
Tanegashima in May
Great month. Inside Tanegashima's best window: Apr–Oct (dry season, launch schedule).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Inside Tanegashima's best window: Apr–Oct (dry season, launch schedule).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Tanegashima in this guide.
Weather in May
- TanegashimaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 6 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 Tanegashima, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Apr: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Apr: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
May: 6
Apr: 5 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: High
Prices
May: Medium
Apr: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Apr: 2
May: Inside Tanegashima's best window: Apr–Oct (dry season, launch schedule).
April: Inside Tanegashima's best window: Apr–Oct (dry season, launch schedule).
Tanegashima: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.