Average Monthly Sunshine in Kawagoe

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

While the amount of sunshine in Kawagoe changes moderately throughout the year, the annual total remains impressive at around 2031 hours. Expect slightly brighter days in January and a subtle dip in June.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 6.7 hours daily sunshine in January, it dips to 4.2 hours in June.

Kawagoe’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Kawagoe enjoys an average of 2031 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.

Other climate information

September, Kawagoe’s wettest month, receives 146 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 28°C. During the driest month December you can expect a temperature of 12°C.

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Kawagoe Precipitation page.