Akita vs Aomori: which is sunnier?
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇯🇵 Japan · 131 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Akita and Aomori are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,394 vs 1,430 hours a year. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 2 months, with 8 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Akita | Aomori | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,394 | 1,430 |
| Sunniest month | June (66/100) | June (69/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 5/100 | 1/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 61/100 | 62/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,595 mm | 1,480 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 6 (high) |
Akita vs Aomori month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita | Aomori | Akita | Aomori | Akita | Aomori | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 3° | -1° | 117 | 107 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 3° | 0° | 85 | 83 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 6° | 4° | 99 | 87 |
| April | 23 | 23 | 12° | 12° | 101 | 92 |
| May | 51 | 57 | 17° | 18° | 104 | 100 |
| June | 66 | 69 | 22° | 23° | 112 | 97 |
| July | 59 | 59 | 25° | 26° | 199 | 163 |
| August | 59 | 59 | 27° | 27° | 180 | 171 |
| September | 60 | 60 | 24° | 23° | 146 | 147 |
| October | 49 | 40 | 18° | 16° | 150 | 142 |
| November | 20 | 5 | 12° | 9° | 148 | 147 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 5° | 2° | 154 | 144 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Aomori · Jun Aomori · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Akita · Nov Akita · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Akita (average score 5/100 vs 1). Akita is the warmer, around 6°C daytime highs vs 3°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Akita averages 25/100, Aomori 27/100. Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 11°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Akita averages 61/100, Aomori 62/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 25°C).
- September–October: Akita (average score 55/100 vs 50). Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 20°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Akita weather by month · Aomori weather by month · Best time to visit Japan.
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