Sendai vs Yamagata: which is sunnier?
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇯🇵 Japan · 56 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Sendai and Yamagata are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,521 vs 1,521 hours a year. Sendai 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
| Sendai | Yamagata | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,521 | 1,521 |
| Sunniest month | May (72/100) | May (70/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 7/100 | 5/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 62/100 | 62/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,361 mm | 1,546 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 6 (high) |
Sendai vs Yamagata month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | Yamagata | Sendai | Yamagata | Sendai | Yamagata | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 3° | 2° | 97 | 126 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 4° | 2° | 62 | 81 |
| March | 6 | 0 | 9° | 7° | 82 | 93 |
| April | 48 | 35 | 16° | 14° | 84 | 92 |
| May | 72 | 70 | 21° | 20° | 86 | 94 |
| June | 67 | 66 | 25° | 25° | 113 | 116 |
| July | 60 | 60 | 29° | 28° | 202 | 204 |
| August | 60 | 60 | 30° | 29° | 149 | 168 |
| September | 62 | 61 | 26° | 25° | 138 | 142 |
| October | 61 | 50 | 20° | 18° | 143 | 153 |
| November | 29 | 21 | 13° | 12° | 94 | 127 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 6° | 5° | 111 | 150 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Sendai · Apr Sendai · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Sendai · Nov Sendai · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Sendai averages 7/100, Yamagata 5/100. Sendai is the warmer, around 7°C daytime highs vs 5°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Sendai (average score 42/100 vs 35). Daytime highs are similar (15°C vs 14°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Sendai averages 62/100, Yamagata 62/100. Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 27°C).
- September–October: Sendai (average score 62/100 vs 56). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Sendai weather by month · Yamagata weather by month · Best time to visit Japan.
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