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Shimane Prefecturewhen to go

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

Range
7–30 °C
Compare
+2.4°C vs. Japan mean
Country
Japan
TZ
Asia/Tokyo
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12-month climate · Shimane Prefecture

How the year moves in Shimane Prefecture

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Shimane 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 climatologyShimane Prefecture, Japan. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (7.3), highest in August (30.0). Monthly means: 7.3, 8.0, 12.4, 17.1, 21.2, 24.5, 28.6, 30.0, 26.3, 20.8, 15.6, 9.5.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January7.3
February8.0
March12.4
April17.1
May21.2
June24.5
July28.6
August30.0
September26.3
October20.8
November15.6
December9.5
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyShimane Prefecture, Japan. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in November (86), highest in July (261). Monthly means: 114, 105, 129, 133, 131, 212, 261, 228, 226, 120, 86, 121.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January114
February105
March129
April133
May131
June212
July261
August228
September226
October120
November86
December121
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyShimane Prefecture, Japan. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (3.4), highest in April (6.3). Monthly means: 3.9, 4.9, 5.8, 6.3, 6.2, 5.2, 5.0, 5.6, 4.3, 4.8, 4.5, 3.4.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January3.9
February4.9
March5.8
April6.3
May6.2
June5.2
July5.0
August5.6
September4.3
October4.8
November4.5
December3.4
Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Japan

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
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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