Kobe Sunshine Hours by Month

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 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. This average is based on long-term data collected between 1990 and 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Kobe Nusa Penida experiences both sunny and cloudy or rainy periods, with some seasonal variation. It receives approximately 216 hours of sunshine in August and 139 hours in February, contributing to a total annual sunshine amount of 2010 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

The difference in daily sunshine hours between August (7.2 hours per day) and February (4.6 hours per day) offers moderate variety for visitors and residents.

Kobe enjoys an average of 2010 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.

In contrast, Reykjavík, Iceland, receives only about 1330 hours of sunshine per year, known for its frequently overcast and rainy skies.

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

June, Kobe’s wettest month, receives 131 mm (5.2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 27°C (81°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 10°C (50°F).

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