Climate of Okinawa

Okinawa has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Okinawa is 46° degrees and there is about 451 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 105 days a year with an average humidity of 78% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 19°C and 29°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 29°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 21°C and 29°C
Rain: it rains 217 days and there is a total of approximately 1146 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2645 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 19°C and 29°C
Warmest month:	29°C in July
Coldest month:	19°C in January
Night temperature:	between 17°C and 29°C
Sea temperature:	between 21°C and 29°C
Dry days:	148 days
Days with rain:	217 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	1146 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2645 hours

Climate of Okinawa
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Okinawa
The best travel time for Okinawa
Climate of Okinawa by month
Experiences with the weather of Okinawa

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Okinawa.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Okinawa.

Climate table of Okinawa

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Okinawa. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Okinawa might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	66	67	69	72	77	81	84	85	84	80	75	69
Night temp. (°F)	63	64	65	70	75	80	83	83	82	78	73	66
Water temp. (°F)	74	71	70	74	78	79	84	85	84	82	78	76
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	25	22	28	30	50	64	37	51	33	60	26	25
Days with rain	21	18	16	16	17	20	15	19	18	19	17	21
Dry days	10	10	15	14	14	10	16	12	12	12	13	10
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	10	9	6	5	4
Wind force (Bft)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5
UV-index	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	4

Best time to visit Okinawa

The best time to visit Okinawa in Japan is from January through April, July, September and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Okinawa is 85°F in August and the lowest is 66°F in January. The highest water temperature is 85°F and it does not get colder than 70°F.

Climate of Okinawa by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Okinawa? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January