Okayama vs Yonago: which is sunnier?
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇯🇵 Japan · 99 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Okayama is the sunnier overall: about 1,914 hours of sunshine a year to Yonago's 1,515. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 months, with 6 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Okayama | Yonago | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,914 | 1,515 |
| Sunniest month | August (68/100) | May (65/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 9/100 | 15/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 64/100 | 61/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,487 mm | 1,738 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Okayama vs Yonago month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama | Yonago | Okayama | Yonago | Okayama | Yonago | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 5° | 8° | 86 | 132 |
| February | 0 | 6 | 7° | 9° | 81 | 108 |
| March | 18 | 16 | 11° | 11° | 103 | 124 |
| April | 53 | 44 | 17° | 16° | 105 | 116 |
| May | 67 | 65 | 23° | 21° | 122 | 124 |
| June | 62 | 60 | 26° | 25° | 172 | 182 |
| July | 62 | 60 | 29° | 28° | 212 | 221 |
| August | 68 | 64 | 30° | 30° | 120 | 125 |
| September | 62 | 60 | 26° | 26° | 179 | 204 |
| October | 67 | 62 | 20° | 21° | 122 | 138 |
| November | 37 | 45 | 14° | 16° | 83 | 111 |
| December | 0 | 10 | 8° | 10° | 102 | 153 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Yonago · Mar even · Apr Okayama · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug Okayama · Sep even · Oct Okayama · Nov Yonago · Dec Yonago.
When to pick which
- November–February: Yonago (average score 15/100 vs 9). Yonago is the warmer, around 11°C daytime highs vs 9°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Okayama (average score 46/100 vs 42). Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 16°C).
- June–August: Okayama (average score 64/100 vs 61). Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 28°C).
- September–October: Okayama (average score 65/100 vs 61). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Okayama weather by month · Yonago weather by month · Best time to visit Japan.
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