climigo

Okinawa

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are February–April, November, the least rainy with the right temperature. Avoid July–October (hot, at times often rainy), May–June (often rainy, at times hot), December–January (often rainy).

Climate zones

KyushuNahaNahaNahaOkinawaOkinawaOkinawaUrumaUrumaUrumaNagoNagoNagoOnnaOnna

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 19°16°
February 20°16°
March 21°18°
April 23°20°
May 26°23°
June 28°25°
July 30°27°
August 30°27°
September 29°26°
October 27°24°
November 24°21°
December 21°18°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec15.8 · 19.0 °CJanuary: 15.8 · 19.0 °C16.1 · 19.5 °CFebruary: 16.1 · 19.5 °C17.5 · 20.9 °CMarch: 17.5 · 20.9 °C19.8 · 23.0 °CApril: 19.8 · 23.0 °C22.6 · 25.5 °CMay: 22.6 · 25.5 °C25.4 · 28.0 °CJune: 25.4 · 28.0 °C26.9 · 29.7 °CJuly: 26.9 · 29.7 °C26.8 · 29.8 °CAugust: 26.8 · 29.8 °C26.0 · 28.9 °CSeptember: 26.0 · 28.9 °C23.9 · 26.8 °COctober: 23.9 · 26.8 °C21.1 · 24.0 °CNovember: 21.1 · 24.0 °C17.5 · 20.6 °CDecember: 17.5 · 20.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 15.8 – 19.0 °C
Feb 16.1 – 19.5 °C
Mar 17.5 – 20.9 °C
Apr 19.8 – 23.0 °C
May 22.6 – 25.5 °C
Jun 25.4 – 28.0 °C
Jul 26.9 – 29.7 °C
Aug 26.8 – 29.8 °C
Sep 26.0 – 28.9 °C
Oct 23.9 – 26.8 °C
Nov 21.1 – 24.0 °C
Dec 17.5 – 20.6 °C

How much it rains

January 119 mm15 d
February 108 mm13 d
March 134 mm14 d
April 161 mm14 d
May 232 mm16 d
June 234 mm16 d
July 160 mm14 d
August 214 mm17 d
September 212 mm17 d
October 160 mm15 d
November 128 mm14 d
December 135 mm15 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec119 mm · 15 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 119 mm · 15 rain days · 8 mm a day108 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 108 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a day134 mm · 14 rain days · 10 mm a dayMarch: 134 mm · 14 rain days · 10 mm a day161 mm · 14 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 161 mm · 14 rain days · 12 mm a day232 mm · 16 rain days · 15 mm a dayMay: 232 mm · 16 rain days · 15 mm a day234 mm · 16 rain days · 15 mm a dayJune: 234 mm · 16 rain days · 15 mm a day160 mm · 14 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 160 mm · 14 rain days · 11 mm a day214 mm · 17 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 214 mm · 17 rain days · 13 mm a day212 mm · 17 rain days · 12 mm a daySeptember: 212 mm · 17 rain days · 12 mm a day160 mm · 15 rain days · 11 mm a dayOctober: 160 mm · 15 rain days · 11 mm a day128 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 128 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a day135 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 135 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 119 mm15 d
Feb 108 mm13 d
Mar 134 mm14 d
Apr 161 mm14 d
May 232 mm16 d
Jun 234 mm16 d
Jul 160 mm14 d
Aug 214 mm17 d
Sep 212 mm17 d
Oct 160 mm15 d
Nov 128 mm14 d
Dec 135 mm15 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 42
February 11 h 18
March 11 h 59
April 12 h 46
May 13 h 24
June 13 h 45
July 13 h 36
August 13 h 03
September 12 h 19
October 11 h 34
November 10 h 53
December 10 h 32

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Naha

Okinawa

Uruma

Cities