Wakayama monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Wakayama average temperature chart (Celsius) Wakayama average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Wakayama (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.6 9.1 12.5 18.5 22.7 25.8 29.7 31.2 27.4 21.7 16.6 11.4
°F 47.5 48.4 54.6 65.4 72.9 78.4 85.4 88.1 81.3 71 61.8 52.6

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.

Wakayama monthly rainfall chart (mm) Wakayama monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Wakayama (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 49 62 99 146 154 234 167 127 215 126 84 39
inches 1.9 2.4 3.9 5.8 6 9.2 6.6 5 8.5 5 3.3 1.6
Rainy days 16 16 17 15 15 18 17 15 17 14 13 14

Average annual rainfall in Wakayama: 1670.7mm (657.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Wakayama average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Wakayama
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.1 5.3 5.9 6.2 6.7 5.3 6.4 7.3 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Wakayama average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Wakayama average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Wakayama (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.6 1.7 4.3 9.9 14.3 18.9 23.2 23.9 20.3 14 8.7 4
Max °C 8.8 9.3 12.8 18.8 22.9 26 29.9 31.4 27.6 21.9 16.8 11.6
Min °F 34.9 35.1 39.7 49.7 57.7 65.9 73.7 74.9 68.5 57.1 47.6 39.2
Max °F 41.4 41.9 47.3 57.7 65.5 72.3 79.7 81.7 75 64.2 54.9 46

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Wakayama average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Wakayama average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Wakayama in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16.5 15.5 15.5 16.8 19.4 22.5 25.7 27.7 26.4 23.7 21.3 18.7
°F 61.8 59.9 59.9 62.3 66.9 72.6 78.3 81.8 79.5 74.7 70.3 65.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Wakayama average winspeed by month (km/h) Wakayama average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Wakayama (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 12
mph 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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.

Wakayama relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Wakayama
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
63% 64% 63% 67% 69% 76% 78% 75% 75% 71% 68% 65%

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Wakayama weather stats

Wakayama weather statistics
Hottest month: August 31.2°C 88.2°F
Driest month: December 39mm 1.5ins
Sunniest month: August 7.3hrs
Coldest month: January 8.6°C 47.5°F
Wettest month: June 234mm 9.2ins
Warmest sea: August 27.7°C 81.9°F
Map showing location of Wakayama (34.22611, 135.1675) Wakayama map pin © Google

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