Naha weather by month & the best time to visit

🇯🇵 Japan · coastal city break · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Naha is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with January and December close behind. Naha averages about 1,823 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 50 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

1,823

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

80/100

Rain / year

1,580 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

905k

Elevation

Sea level

When is the best time to visit Naha?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Naha is February, then January and December. The dullest month is May (62/100, 209 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Naha?

Naha gets a moderate 1,823 hours of sunshine a year. February (80/100) is noticeably better than May (62). It ranks #31 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,773 hours. The year's 1,580 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Naha by month

The sea off Naha is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February 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

• Miyakojima Japan · 283 km · best in Feb · 2,008 h sun/yr
• Miyakojima Japan · 293 km · best in Feb · 2,008 h sun/yr
• Amami Japan · 322 km · best in Dec · 1,650 h sun/yr
• Ishigaki Japan · 395 km · best in Feb · 1,858 h sun/yr
• Taoyuan Taiwan · 654 km · best in Dec · 1,334 h sun/yr
• Zhoushan China · 664 km · best in Oct · 1,483 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Aguni Japan · 60 km · 1,823 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Kumejima Japan · 94 km · 1,729 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Yoron Japan · 121 km · 1,809 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Wadomari Japan · 174 km · 1,810 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Amagi Japan · 220 km · 1,811 h sun/yr · best in Dec

Head-to-head

How Naha compares month by month: Naha vs Miyakojima · Naha vs Amami · all comparisons