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Iwate Prefecturewhen to go

Regional slice of Japan with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Mar.

Range
2–27 °C
Compare
−2.0°C vs. Japan mean
Country
Japan
TZ
Asia/Tokyo
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12-month climate · Iwate Prefecture

How the year moves in Iwate Prefecture

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Iwate Prefecture itself rather than over Japan as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyIwate Prefecture, Japan. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (1.5), highest in August (26.6). Monthly means: 1.5, 2.4, 7.3, 12.9, 18.2, 21.4, 25.4, 26.6, 23.1, 16.6, 10.3, 3.6.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January1.5
February2.4
March7.3
April12.9
May18.2
June21.4
July25.4
August26.6
September23.1
October16.6
November10.3
December3.6
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyIwate Prefecture, Japan. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in February (72), highest in August (183). Monthly means: 74, 72, 103, 113, 109, 128, 170, 183, 152, 138, 73, 85.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January74
February72
March103
April113
May109
June128
July170
August183
September152
October138
November73
December85
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyIwate Prefecture, Japan. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (4.5), highest in March (6.4). Monthly means: 5.4, 6.2, 6.4, 6.4, 6.2, 5.5, 4.6, 4.5, 4.6, 4.6, 4.7, 4.6.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January5.4
February6.2
March6.4
April6.4
May6.2
June5.5
July4.6
August4.5
September4.6
October4.6
November4.7
December4.6
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Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise normal precautions

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CA

Exercise normal precautions

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DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk
US

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Japan carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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