Akita weather by month & the best time to visit
🇯🇵 Japan · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Akita is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with September and July close behind. Akita averages about 1,394 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 112 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,394
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 66/100
- Rain / year
- 1,595 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 320k
- Elevation
- 92 m
When is the best time to visit Akita?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Akita is June, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 117 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Akita?
Akita isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,394 hours of sunshine a year. 66 Sunshine Score points separate June (66) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #79 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,773 hours. The year's 1,595 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 117 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 85 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 99 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 101 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| May | 51 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 104 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| June | 66 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 112 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 59 | 25° / 77°F | 20° / 68°F | 199 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 59 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 180 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 60 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 146 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 49 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 150 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 148 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 154 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
Sea temperature in Akita by month
The sea off Akita is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in March at 8°C / 46°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Hanamaki Japan · 81 km · best in May · 1,695 h sun/yr
- Shonai Japan · 97 km · best in Jun · 1,396 h sun/yr
- Aomori Japan · 131 km · best in Jun · 1,430 h sun/yr
- Yamagata Japan · 134 km · best in May · 1,521 h sun/yr
- Misawa Japan · 155 km · best in Jun · 1,528 h sun/yr
- Sendai Japan · 175 km · best in May · 1,521 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ōdate Japan · 65 km · 1,428 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Akita compares month by month: Akita vs Aomori · Akita vs Hanamaki · Akita vs Shonai · all comparisons
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