Kurashiki 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 Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Kurashiki Nusa Penida experiences both sunny and cloudy or rainy periods, with some seasonal variation. It receives approximately 206 hours of sunshine in May and 144 hours in February, contributing to a total annual sunshine amount of 2041 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Enjoy up to 6.9 hours of daily sun in May, and experience slightly darker atmosphere in February, with about 4.8 hours of daily sunlight.

Kurashiki enjoys an average of 2041 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

The city of Rome, Italy, experiences 2470 hours of sunshine annually, adding to its charm as a year-round tourist destination.

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.

Osaka, Japan, experiences 2010 hours of sunshine annually, with bright, sunny weather in spring and autumn.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

June, Kurashiki’s wettest month, receives 110 mm (4.3 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 26°C (79°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 11°C (52°F).

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