Climate of Kanazawa
Kanazawa has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Kanazawa is 12° degrees and there is about 269 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 176 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -1°C and 25°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -5°C and 19°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 6°C and 23°C
- Rain: it rains 109 days and there is a total of approximately 269 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 55 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2325 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -1°C and 25°C |
Warmest month: | 25°C in August |
Coldest month: | -1°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -5°C and 19°C |
Sea temperature: | between 6°C and 23°C |
Dry days: | 201 days |
Days with rain: | 109 days |
Days with snow: | 55 days |
Total rain sum: | 269 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2325 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kanazawa.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kanazawa.
Climate table of Kanazawa
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kanazawa. 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 Kanazawa might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
Night temp. (°C) | -4 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 5 | -1 |
Water temp. (°C) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 22 |
Days with rain | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Days with snow | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 |
Dry days | 12 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
UV-index | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Kanazawa
The best time to visit Kanazawa in Japan is from June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kanazawa is 25°C in August and the lowest is -1°C in January. The highest water temperature is 23°C and it does not get colder than 6°C.
Climate of Kanazawa by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Kanazawa? 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.
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