Climate of Honshu

The island Honshu has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Honshu is 14° degrees and there is about 739 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 115 days a year with an average humidity of 78% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 0°C and 27°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -9°C and 16°C
Rain: it rains 202 days and there is a total of approximately 739 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 60 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3141 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 0°C and 27°C
Warmest month:	27°C in August
Coldest month:	0°C in January
Night temperature:	between -9°C and 16°C
Dry days:	103 days
Days with rain:	202 days
Days with snow:	60 days
Total rain sum:	739 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3141 hours

Climate of Honshu
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Honshu
The best travel time for Honshu
Climate of Honshu by month
Experiences with the weather of Honshu

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Honshu.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Honshu.

Climate table of Honshu

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Honshu. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Honshu might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	0	2	6	13	19	22	26	27	23	17	10	3
Night temp. (°C)	-9	-8	-4	2	6	10	16	16	12	6	1	-4
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	39	44	63	59	64	81	90	71	65	70	44	49
Days with rain	13	13	16	16	15	21	23	24	17	15	14	15
Days with snow	17	12	11	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	14
Dry days	1	3	4	11	16	9	8	7	13	16	13	2
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	6	6	8	10	11	11	10	11	9	7	7	6
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	2	2	2	3	4	5	6	5	4	3	2	2

Best time to visit Honshu

The best time to visit Honshu, Japan is May through September. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. On the island of Honshu, the warmest month is August with 27°C and the coldest is January with 0°C.

Climate of Honshu by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Honshu? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January