Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky vs Kitami: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇯🇵 Japan · 1,469 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kitami is the sunnier overall: about 1,825 hours of sunshine a year to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky's 1,728. Kitami has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months; the other 6 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | Kitami | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,728 | 1,825 |
| Sunniest month | August (58/100) | July (70/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 49/100 | 65/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,185 mm | 937 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 4 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky vs Kitami month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | Kitami | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | Kitami | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | Kitami | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -5° | -3° | 102 | 51 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -4° | -3° | 85 | 40 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -2° | 1° | 115 | 49 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 1° | 7° | 82 | 54 |
| May | 0 | 31 | 7° | 13° | 60 | 76 |
| June | 32 | 61 | 13° | 18° | 68 | 86 |
| July | 56 | 70 | 17° | 21° | 74 | 103 |
| August | 58 | 65 | 18° | 23° | 105 | 134 |
| September | 35 | 69 | 14° | 20° | 104 | 109 |
| October | 0 | 36 | 7° | 14° | 121 | 98 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 1° | 6° | 143 | 68 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -4° | 0° | 126 | 69 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Kitami · Jun Kitami · Jul Kitami · Aug Kitami · Sep Kitami · Oct Kitami · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky averages 0/100, Kitami 0/100. Kitami is the warmer, around 0°C daytime highs vs -3°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kitami (average score 10/100 vs 0). Kitami is the warmer, around 7°C daytime highs vs 2°C.
- June–August: Kitami (average score 65/100 vs 49). Kitami is the warmer, around 21°C daytime highs vs 16°C.
- September–October: Kitami (average score 53/100 vs 18). Kitami is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 11°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky weather by month · Kitami weather by month · Best time to visit Russia · Best time to visit Japan.
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