Kurobe Sunshine Hours by Month

When exploring climate, sunlight hours tell an important story. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. These averages rely on historical data collected over 30 years, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Those who love seasonal contrasts will appreciate Kurobe. Expect long, bright days with 198 hours in August and darker periods with just 67 hours in January. The total annual amount of sun is 1595 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of August under a blue sky, with approximately 6.6 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in January, with only 2.2 hours of sunlight per day.

Kurobe enjoys an average of 1595 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.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Oslo, Norway, receives approximately 1690 hours of sunshine annually.

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

July, Kurobe’s wettest month, receives 194 mm (7.6 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 27°C (81°F). During the driest month May you can expect a temperature of 20°C (68°F).

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