Amami weather by month & the best time to visit
🇯🇵 Japan · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Amami is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with November and February close behind. Amami averages about 1,650 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 89 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,650
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 1,891 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 41k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Amami?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Amami is December, then November and February. The dullest month is January (61/100, 80 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Amami?
Amami isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,650 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate December from January. It ranks #53 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,773 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 41% of the annual 1,891 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 80 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| February | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 78 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 61 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 119 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 61 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 164 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| May | 61 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 241 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| June | 61 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 364 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 167 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 169 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 61 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 179 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 62 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 142 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 70 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 99 mm | 4 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 89 mm | 3 | 24° / 75°F |
Sea temperature in Amami by month
The sea off Amami is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in March at 21°C / 70°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Naha Japan · 322 km · best in Feb · 1,823 h sun/yr
- Kagoshima Japan · 387 km · best in Oct · 1,843 h sun/yr
- Miyazaki Japan · 418 km · best in Apr · 1,853 h sun/yr
- Nagasaki Japan · 499 km · best in Oct · 1,779 h sun/yr
- Kumamoto Japan · 502 km · best in Oct · 1,845 h sun/yr
- Saga Japan · 528 km · best in Oct · 1,752 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kikai Japan · 24 km · 1,650 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Amagi Japan · 105 km · 1,811 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Wadomari Japan · 149 km · 1,810 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Yoron Japan · 201 km · 1,809 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Yakushima Japan · 236 km · 1,647 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Amami compares month by month: Amami vs Naha · Amami vs Kagoshima · Amami vs Miyazaki · all comparisons
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