Kanazawa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇯🇵 Japan · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Kanazawa is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 61/100), with July and August close behind. Kanazawa averages about 1,565 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 147 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,565
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 61/100
- Rain / year
- 2,101 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 551k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Kanazawa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kanazawa is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 213 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kanazawa?
Kanazawa isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,565 hours of sunshine a year. 61 Sunshine Score points separate June (61) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #63 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,773 hours. The year's 2,101 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 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 213 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 136 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| March | 10 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 142 mm | 4 | 10° / 50°F |
| April | 32 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 132 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| May | 59 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 125 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 61 | 22° / 72°F | 19° / 66°F | 147 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 60 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 229 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 158 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 60 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 211 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 60 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 169 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 40 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 179 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 15 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 260 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
Sea temperature in Kanazawa by month
The sea off Kanazawa is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in March at 10°C / 50°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
- Toyama Japan · 75 km · best in May · 1,590 h sun/yr
- Nagoya Japan · 174 km · best in May · 1,906 h sun/yr
- Kobe Japan · 223 km · best in May · 1,831 h sun/yr
- Tottori Japan · 223 km · best in May · 1,544 h sun/yr
- Shizuoka Japan · 240 km · best in May · 2,035 h sun/yr
- Osaka Japan · 243 km · best in May · 1,831 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Wajima Japan · 112 km · 1,676 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Matsumoto Japan · 138 km · 1,590 h sun/yr · best in May
- Toyooka Japan · 176 km · 1,544 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Kanazawa compares month by month: Kanazawa vs Nagoya · Kanazawa vs Kobe · Kanazawa vs Toyama · all comparisons
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