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Okinawa Prefecturewhen to go

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

Range
19–29 °C
Compare
+8.1°C vs. Japan mean
Country
Japan
TZ
Asia/Tokyo
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12-month climate · Okinawa Prefecture

How the year moves in Okinawa Prefecture

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Okinawa 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 climatologyOkinawa Prefecture, Japan. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (18.9), highest in August (29.2). Monthly means: 18.9, 19.0, 20.4, 22.3, 24.7, 27.2, 28.9, 29.2, 28.5, 26.6, 23.8, 20.6.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January18.9
February19.0
March20.4
April22.3
May24.7
June27.2
July28.9
August29.2
September28.5
October26.6
November23.8
December20.6
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyOkinawa Prefecture, Japan. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in February (105), highest in June (293). Monthly means: 126, 105, 143, 146, 237, 293, 168, 190, 204, 155, 144, 147.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January126
February105
March143
April146
May237
June293
July168
August190
September204
October155
November144
December147
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyOkinawa Prefecture, Japan. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (2.7), highest in August (6.7). Monthly means: 3.0, 3.6, 4.6, 5.3, 5.0, 5.0, 6.7, 6.7, 6.1, 5.5, 4.1, 2.7.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January3.0
February3.6
March4.6
April5.3
May5.0
June5.0
July6.7
August6.7
September6.1
October5.5
November4.1
December2.7
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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

Changed Checked travel.gc.ca
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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