Hanamaki weather by month & the best time to visit

🇯🇵 Japan · small town · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Hanamaki is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 69/100), with June and July close behind. Hanamaki averages about 1,695 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 104 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

1,695

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

69/100

Rain / year

1,385 mm

Snow / year

≈1.9 m

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

95k

Elevation

89 m

When is the best time to visit Hanamaki?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hanamaki is May, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Hanamaki?

Hanamaki isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,695 hours of sunshine a year. 69 Sunshine Score points separate May (69) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #48 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,773 hours. The year's 1,385 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Akita Japan · 81 km · best in Jun · 1,394 h sun/yr
• Yamagata Japan · 131 km · best in May · 1,521 h sun/yr
• Shonai Japan · 135 km · best in Jun · 1,396 h sun/yr
• Misawa Japan · 143 km · best in Jun · 1,528 h sun/yr
• Sendai Japan · 145 km · best in May · 1,521 h sun/yr
• Aomori Japan · 150 km · best in Jun · 1,430 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ōdate Japan · 107 km · 1,428 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

How Hanamaki compares month by month: Hanamaki vs Sendai · Hanamaki vs Akita · Hanamaki vs Yamagata · Hanamaki vs Misawa · all comparisons