Miyazaki weather by month & the best time to visit
🇯🇵 Japan · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Miyazaki is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 62/100), with May and June close behind. Miyazaki averages about 1,853 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 189 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,853
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 62/100
- Rain / year
- 2,772 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 401k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Miyazaki?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Miyazaki is April, then May and June. The dullest month is January (25/100, 77 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Miyazaki?
Miyazaki gets a moderate 1,853 hours of sunshine a year. April (62/100) is noticeably better than January (25). It ranks #21 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,773 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 45% of the annual 2,772 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 77 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 119 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 46 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 156 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| April | 62 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 189 mm | 6 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 62 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 243 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| June | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 539 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 62 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 438 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 62 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 266 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 353 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 62 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 179 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 62 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 120 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 93 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Miyazaki by month
The sea off Miyazaki is warmest in August at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 18°C / 64°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 7 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
- Kagoshima Japan · 69 km · best in Oct · 1,843 h sun/yr
- Kumamoto Japan · 120 km · best in Oct · 1,845 h sun/yr
- Saga Japan · 178 km · best in Oct · 1,752 h sun/yr
- Oita Japan · 180 km · best in Oct · 1,801 h sun/yr
- Nagasaki Japan · 185 km · best in Oct · 1,779 h sun/yr
- Fukuoka Japan · 212 km · best in Oct · 1,752 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Amakusa Japan · 139 km · 1,845 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Tanegashima Japan · 148 km · 1,648 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Miyazaki compares month by month: Miyazaki vs Kumamoto · Miyazaki vs Kagoshima · Miyazaki vs Saga · Miyazaki vs Amami · all comparisons
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