Sunshine Atlas

Ōdate weather by month & the best time to visit

Japan · small town · humid subtropical climate

Ōdate, Japan
Ōdate — photo by Wc018, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Ōdate is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with May and September close behind. Ōdate averages about 1,428 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 105 mm of rain in June.

When is the best time to visit Ōdate?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Ōdate is June, then May and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 96 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Ōdate?

Ōdate isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,428 hours of sunshine a year. 67 Sunshine Score points separate June (67) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #76 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,773 hours. The year's 1,466 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 29May: 63June: 6767July: 59August: 59September: 60October: 46November: 10December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 0° / 32°F-5° / 23°F 96 mm1
February0 1° / 34°F-6° / 21°F 74 mm1
March0 5° / 41°F-2° / 28°F 91 mm2
April29 13° / 55°F3° / 37°F 96 mm4
May63 19° / 66°F9° / 48°F 100 mm5
June67 24° / 75°F14° / 57°F 105 mm5
July59 27° / 81°F18° / 64°F 183 mm6
August59 28° / 82°F19° / 66°F 175 mm6
September60 24° / 75°F15° / 59°F 146 mm5
October46 17° / 63°F8° / 46°F 138 mm3
November10 10° / 50°F3° / 37°F 133 mm1
December0 3° / 37°F-2° / 28°F 129 mm1

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Ōdate: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Ōdate?

Ōdate is a small town in Japan with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Ōdate get a year?

Ōdate gets about 1,428 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.

When is the best time to visit Ōdate?

The sunniest time to visit Ōdate is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 67/100 (with May and September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F.

What is the least sunny month in Ōdate?

January is the least sunny month in Ōdate, scoring 0/100 with about 96 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Ōdate?

The typical midday UV index in Ōdate peaks around 6 (high) in July, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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