Tokyo vs Ibaraki: which is sunnier?
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇯🇵 Japan · 90 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tokyo and Ibaraki are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,958 vs 1,948 hours a year. Tokyo 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
| Tokyo | Ibaraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,958 | 1,948 |
| Sunniest month | August (66/100) | May (65/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 24/100 | 19/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 64/100 | 64/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,694 mm | 1,541 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Tokyo vs Ibaraki month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Ibaraki | Tokyo | Ibaraki | Tokyo | Ibaraki | |
| January | 6 | 0 | 9° | 8° | 80 | 69 |
| February | 13 | 7 | 10° | 9° | 75 | 62 |
| March | 34 | 29 | 14° | 13° | 124 | 106 |
| April | 54 | 51 | 18° | 17° | 135 | 122 |
| May | 63 | 65 | 23° | 21° | 148 | 136 |
| June | 63 | 63 | 26° | 24° | 185 | 162 |
| July | 63 | 63 | 29° | 27° | 153 | 153 |
| August | 66 | 65 | 31° | 28° | 134 | 138 |
| September | 63 | 63 | 27° | 26° | 211 | 195 |
| October | 63 | 63 | 22° | 21° | 246 | 225 |
| November | 51 | 48 | 17° | 16° | 120 | 101 |
| December | 25 | 19 | 12° | 11° | 83 | 72 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Tokyo · Feb Tokyo · Mar Tokyo · Apr Tokyo · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Tokyo · Dec Tokyo.
When to pick which
- November–February: Tokyo (average score 24/100 vs 19). Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 11°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Tokyo averages 50/100, Ibaraki 48/100. Daytime highs are similar (18°C vs 17°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Tokyo averages 64/100, Ibaraki 64/100. Tokyo is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Tokyo averages 63/100, Ibaraki 63/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Tokyo weather by month · Ibaraki weather by month · Best time to visit Japan.
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