Sapporo vs Obihiro: which is sunnier?
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇯🇵 Japan · 125 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Obihiro is the sunnier overall: about 1,878 hours of sunshine a year to Sapporo's 1,696. Sapporo has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months; the other 8 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Sapporo | Obihiro | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,696 | 1,878 |
| Sunniest month | June (73/100) | July (64/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 66/100 | 63/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,206 mm | 1,187 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 6 (high) |
Sapporo vs Obihiro month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | Obihiro | Sapporo | Obihiro | Sapporo | Obihiro | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -2° | -3° | 83 | 45 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -2° | -2° | 69 | 42 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 2° | 2° | 64 | 61 |
| April | 13 | 0 | 10° | 8° | 62 | 79 |
| May | 55 | 35 | 17° | 14° | 79 | 108 |
| June | 73 | 62 | 21° | 19° | 86 | 117 |
| July | 65 | 64 | 25° | 22° | 127 | 140 |
| August | 61 | 62 | 26° | 24° | 164 | 161 |
| September | 63 | 62 | 22° | 20° | 137 | 151 |
| October | 39 | 34 | 15° | 14° | 113 | 123 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 7° | 7° | 113 | 89 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0° | 0° | 109 | 71 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Sapporo · May Sapporo · Jun Sapporo · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Sapporo · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Sapporo averages 0/100, Obihiro 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (1°C vs 1°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Sapporo (average score 23/100 vs 12). Sapporo is the warmer, around 10°C daytime highs vs 8°C.
- June–August: Sapporo (average score 66/100 vs 63). Sapporo is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
- September–October: Sapporo (average score 51/100 vs 48). Sapporo is the warmer, around 19°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Sapporo weather by month · Obihiro weather by month · Best time to visit Japan.
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