Minamidaito weather by month & the best time to visit

🇯🇵 Japan · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Minamidaito is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with January and March close behind. Minamidaito averages about 2,358 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 46 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,358

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

84/100

Rain / year

1,417 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

1k

Elevation

46 m

When is the best time to visit Minamidaito?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Minamidaito is February, then January and March. The dullest month is May (65/100, 202 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Minamidaito?

Minamidaito gets a moderate 2,358 hours of sunshine a year. February (84/100) is noticeably better than May (65). It ranks #2 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,773 hours. The year's 1,417 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Minamidaito by month

The sea off Minamidaito is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 22°C / 72°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

• Amami Japan · 326 km · best in Dec · 1,650 h sun/yr
• Naha Japan · 364 km · best in Feb · 1,823 h sun/yr
• Miyakojima Japan · 611 km · best in Feb · 2,008 h sun/yr
• Miyakojima Japan · 625 km · best in Feb · 2,008 h sun/yr
• Kagoshima Japan · 664 km · best in Oct · 1,843 h sun/yr
• Miyazaki Japan · 671 km · best in Apr · 1,853 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kitadaitōjima Japan · 13 km · 2,359 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Kikai Japan · 305 km · 1,650 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Wadomari Japan · 309 km · 1,810 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Yoron Japan · 314 km · 1,809 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Amagi Japan · 324 km · 1,811 h sun/yr · best in Dec