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Wakayama Prefecturewhen to go

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

Range
9–30 °C
Compare
+3.5°C vs. Japan mean
Country
Japan
TZ
Asia/Tokyo
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12-month climate · Wakayama Prefecture

How the year moves in Wakayama Prefecture

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Wakayama 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 climatologyWakayama Prefecture, Japan. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (9.2), highest in August (30.2). Monthly means: 9.2, 9.9, 14.0, 18.1, 21.8, 24.9, 28.7, 30.2, 27.5, 22.3, 17.2, 11.4.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January9.2
February9.9
March14.0
April18.1
May21.8
June24.9
July28.7
August30.2
September27.5
October22.3
November17.2
December11.4
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyWakayama Prefecture, Japan. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in December (78), highest in June (327). Monthly means: 81, 96, 149, 170, 228, 327, 264, 220, 234, 237, 101, 78.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January81
February96
March149
April170
May228
June327
July264
August220
September234
October237
November101
December78
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyWakayama Prefecture, Japan. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in September (4.7), highest in March (6.2). Monthly means: 5.3, 5.9, 6.2, 6.2, 5.8, 4.8, 5.3, 5.9, 4.7, 4.9, 5.4, 5.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January5.3
February5.9
March6.2
April6.2
May5.8
June4.8
July5.3
August5.9
September4.7
October4.9
November5.4
December5.0
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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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