Minamata monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Minamata

Minamata average temperature chart (Celsius) Minamata average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Minamata (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.4 10.7 14.4 19.7 23.4 26 29.7 30.8 27.8 23 17.4 11.9
°F 49 51.2 57.9 67.5 74.1 78.7 85.4 87.4 82 73.3 63.3 53.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Minamata monthly rainfall chart (mm) Minamata monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Minamata (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 84 93 142 189 222 410 393 212 190 97 84 68
inches 3.3 3.7 5.6 7.4 8.7 16.1 15.5 8.3 7.5 3.8 3.3 2.7
Rainy days 18 17 19 16 16 19 19 17 17 12 13 16

Average annual rainfall in Minamata: 2344.667mm (923.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Minamata

Minamata average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Minamata
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4 4.5 5.3 5.6 5.9 4.8 6.3 7.2 5.9 6.1 5.1 4.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Minamata average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Minamata average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Minamata (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.2 2.1 4.8 10.1 14 18.3 22.6 22.9 19.7 13.6 8.2 3.3
Max °C 9.7 10.9 14.6 20 23.6 26.2 29.9 31 28 23.2 17.6 12.2
Min °F 34.1 35.8 40.6 50.1 57.2 64.9 72.6 73.1 67.4 56.5 46.8 37.9
Max °F 41.7 43.7 49.5 59 65.8 72 79.2 80.4 74.8 65.1 55.2 45.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Minamata average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Minamata average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Minamata in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 18.7 17.8 18.1 19 20.9 23.3 26.5 28.3 27.2 25.1 23.1 20.7
°F 65.6 64 64.5 66.2 69.6 74 79.6 82.9 80.9 77.2 73.5 69.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Minamata average winspeed by month (km/h) Minamata average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Minamata (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
mph 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Minamata relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Minamata
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73% 72% 71% 74% 76% 82% 83% 80% 80% 75% 74% 74%

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Minamata weather stats

Minamata weather statistics
Hottest month: August 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: December 68mm 2.7ins
Sunniest month: August 7.2hrs
Coldest month: January 9.4°C 48.9°F
Wettest month: June 410mm 16.1ins
Warmest sea: August 28.3°C 82.9°F
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