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Monthly climate in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ofunato features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (36 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1468 mm (57.8 inches) and receives 140 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ofunato enjoys an average of 2921 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 27 minutes to 14 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan §

The warmest months in Ofunato are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 23 °C (69 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 4 °C (36 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ofunato experiences 15 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 35 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean maximum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average high 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Daily mean 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Average low 0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan §

Ofunato usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 198 mm (7.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ofunato are January, February and November. On average, 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46 (1.8) 51 (2.0) 117 (4.6) 124 (4.9) 123 (4.8) 126 (5.0) 183 (7.2) 194 (7.6) 162 (6.4) 218 (8.6) 56 (2.2) 68 (2.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 8 10 10 12 13 16 18 14 12 7 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan §

The sunniest months in Ofunato are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ofunato: January, October and December receive an average of 6 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 169 224 264 270 298 283 261 257 246 217 219 208
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 44m 10h 42m 11h 57m 13h 13m 14h 18m 14h 51m 14h 34m 13h 37m 12h 24m 11h 8m 10h 2m 9h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan §

Ofunato experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ofunato UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ofunato, Iwate, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 10 9 6 4 3