fine weather during the rainy season
Refers to clear, sunny weather that appears during the 梅雨 (rainy season), typically in June. Often used poetically or in weather forecasts.
Today is a fine day during the rainy season, and it looks like it will be a pleasant day.
Taking advantage of the sunny break in the rainy season, I did the laundry.
五月晴れ refers to clear breaks during the early-summer rainy season, unlike 秋晴れ which describes clear autumn days.
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Uses the ateji 皐月 for さつき; literary or stylistic variant.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.
五月 (さつき) is an old name for the fifth month of the lunar calendar, corresponding to the modern rainy season. 晴れ (ばれ) means clear weather. The compound refers to sunny spells during the rainy season.